POST MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH SPINEL 17th century AD A D-section slender gold hoop with ribbed shoulders and white enamel ground, square bezel with white enamel detailing to the faces and underside, chamfered upper face with inset spinel cloison. 2.70 grams, 23mm overall, 17.28mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.0, Japan 13) (1"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a Birmingham, UK, collector; acquired as part of an old jewellery collection. Literature Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 396. Footnotes Dr Bonewitz notes: 'At the time this ring was made, this stone was undoubtedly thought to be a ruby. No clear distinction was made between spinel and ruby until the 18th century.'
POST MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH SPINEL 17th century AD A D-section slender gold hoop with ribbed shoulders and white enamel ground, square bezel with white enamel detailing to the faces and underside, chamfered upper face with inset spinel cloison. 2.70 grams, 23mm overall, 17.28mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.0, Japan 13) (1"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a Birmingham, UK, collector; acquired as part of an old jewellery collection. Literature Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 396. Footnotes Dr Bonewitz notes: 'At the time this ring was made, this stone was undoubtedly thought to be a ruby. No clear distinction was made between spinel and ruby until the 18th century.'
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