{"product_id":"mid-17th-century-21k-gold-table-cut-ruby-ring-c-1650","title":"Renaissance Table-Cut Ruby Ring","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eA rare mid-17th century table-cut ruby ring, made in Western Europe around c.1650, in the Low Countries - Dutch or Flemish in origin. The ring is made in high-karat gold, testing as approximately 21K, and is set with a richly coloured ruby in a raised box bezel. The stone has a deep wine-red tone and measures approximately 4 × 3mm, weighing around 0.40ct.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe form is wonderfully typical of 17th-century gem-set rings: a plain tapering hoop rising to a rectangular box bezel, with small scalloped recessed details around the sides of the setting. The ruby is cut in a table-cut form, the dominant gemstone cut of the late medieval and Renaissance periods. It is set closed-back and foiled, in keeping with period setting techniques designed to intensify the colour of the gem.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDespite its age, the ring remains highly wearable. The construction is solid, the ruby is secure, and the gold has the soft surface texture and colour expected of a jewel nearly four centuries old. The ring has later received the French owl import hallmark, indicating it was brought into France, and passed through the French art market at a later date.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe ring is a UK size P \/ US 7.5 and weighs 1.87g. The box bezel measures approximately 7 × 5 × 5mm. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCondition is very good for age, with light surface wear to the gold and age-related wear to the stone and setting, but no structural issues. A compact but important \u003cstrong\u003e17th-century ruby ring\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining a table-cut stone, high-karat gold and the distinctive raised box setting of the period.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ravensbury Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49191541276980,"sku":"1017810317","price":57699.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6784\/5428\/files\/Ravensbury_-138.jpg?v=1784117911","url":"https:\/\/ravensburyantiques.com\/en-cn\/products\/mid-17th-century-21k-gold-table-cut-ruby-ring-c-1650","provider":"Ravensbury Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}