A PERSIAN SILVER RING WITH TURQUOISE MATRIX INTAGLIO, 19TH CENTURY
Persia. The ring with a silver setting, with carved leafy decorations on the sides, the bezel of round form with beaded collar, surmounted by a turquoise matrix with incised calligraphy.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Very good condition, the turquoise matrix with a few fine hairlines, a few minuscule dents and nicks.

Weight: 25.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 3.1 cm