FINE EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH C. SZ 9 3/4"

16th-17th century. Size 2 3/4 with a 2.1mm width band. The top in the form of a betrothal ring with triple dot clusters flanking a central circle. During the Renaissance, the act of committing to marr

16th-17th century. During the Renaissance, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the

During the Middle Ages, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman, or, often y

During the Middle Ages, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the

During the Renaissance, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the

16TH-17th century. During the Renaissance, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the

During the Renaissance, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the

Gilt bronze, size 8 1/2" with the low rounded band, 4.1mm at the bottom, flaring to bordered foliate shoulders. Clipped corner square bezel engraved with a complex radial themed motif. See Ancient rin

Gilt bronze, size 9 3/4 with a narrow band and central diamond flanked by fleur de Lys motif. Light surface texture from burial. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface restored and g

This superb ring combines a favorite Medieval motif, the four point Star of Bethlehem with the Jerusalem Cross of the Crusades. See Ancient Rings, Pollio, p.30, bottom right for an example dated 10th-

Gilt bronze, size 8 3/4. 2.7mm rounded face band flaring to the shoulders. Raised oval bezel with early representation of the Star of Bethlehem in four-pointed form. The motif would identify the weare

Late 9th-early 11th century AD, about 1000 years old. Gilt bronze, rare wearable size 9 3/4. Broad band 5.7mm, with flat face incised by hand with a medial stipple band. Fine form, and wearable. Vikin

Gilt bronze, size 9 3/4. Rounded band. Fine patina. Vikings exchanged wedding rings on the pommel of the groom’s sword. Professionally refurbished with the gold overlay restored for contemporary wea

Gilt bronze, size 9 1/2" with the low rounded band, 2.5mm at the bottom, flaring to reeded paneled shoulders. Rounded corner square bezel engraved with a cabalistic motif, suggesting use by a sorcerer

16th/17th C. European Ecclesiastic Textile Panel, silk, velvet, metal thread. 5'0'' x 3'9'' (152 x 114 cm). 5 lbs.

East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A large and fine porcelain plate resting on a ring-form foot, the walls swelling gently upward creating a shallow bas

Remnant of a Old masters drawing watercolor of a Cherub..Size 8 1/4” x 9” at the tallest.. 7” without the lower right..

Western Europe, Germany, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A fine set of nested cups used for measuring small quantities of precious metals in troy ounces. Each cup fits within the next-largest cup inside

15th-17th Century AD. Gilt bronze, with a 1.4mm width band, rounded on the bottom with radially incised inverted hearts decoration to the shoulders. Round bezel with a quatrefoil which is probably a r

16th-17th century AD. A flat-section silver varvel (vervel) with incised name 'Staford + Fovkes' for Staford Foukes in script to the outer face. 0.95 grams, 9.84mm (1/4"). From the collection of an Es

Northern Europe, likely Netherlands or Germany, Renaissance Period, ca. 16th century CE. A fine silver ring presenting a ribbon-form band that thickens to an ovoid bezel inscribed "IHS" - a Christogra

A LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY NORTH EUROPEAN DAGGER, 19.5cm patinated blade, tip lacking, gilt spatulate form crossguard, tapering wooden grip profusely decorated with geometric designs and ring t

Cambridgeshire, England, C.866-1067 AD, where the Vikings first invaded and conquered the Anglo Saxon natives. Size 9 3/4 with bold rope twist motif to the top. 2.7mm rounded face band slightly flarin

Folio Steel Engravings Published 1846, London for "Gems of European Art" by Samuel C. Hall. Paper Size: 13.5 x 9.75 inch (34 x 25cm) Minor margin toning in parts, images fine