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Elizabethan gold ring with a carved white chalcedony Cupid cameo, front view in a green box
Antique 16th century gold Cupid cameo ring, front view with traces of red enamel
Elizabethan Cupid cameo ring, angled view showing the sculpted shoulders
Antique Elizabethan gold ring, side profile of the bezel and shoulders
Elizabethan gold cameo ring, back of the bezel through the shank
Antique Cupid cameo gold ring, angled side view
Mid-16th century gold Cupid cameo ring, angled view from the other side
Elizabethan Cupid cameo ring in a red leather ring box, side view
Antique gold Cupid cameo ring standing in its leather box, front view
Elizabethan gold Cupid cameo ring worn on the finger, angled view
Antique Renaissance gold cameo ring on the hand, side view
Elizabethan white chalcedony Cupid cameo ring worn on the finger, top view
Comparison of 16th century cherub cameos in the British Museum
Elizabethan gold ring with a carved white chalcedony Cupid cameo, front view in a green box
Antique 16th century gold Cupid cameo ring, front view with traces of red enamel
Elizabethan Cupid cameo ring, angled view showing the sculpted shoulders
Antique Elizabethan gold ring, side profile of the bezel and shoulders
Elizabethan gold cameo ring, back of the bezel through the shank
Antique Cupid cameo gold ring, angled side view
Mid-16th century gold Cupid cameo ring, angled view from the other side
Elizabethan Cupid cameo ring in a red leather ring box, side view
Antique gold Cupid cameo ring standing in its leather box, front view
Elizabethan gold Cupid cameo ring worn on the finger, angled view
Antique Renaissance gold cameo ring on the hand, side view
Elizabethan white chalcedony Cupid cameo ring worn on the finger, top view
Comparison of 16th century cherub cameos in the British Museum

Elizabethan Gold Cupid Ring

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    • An Elizabethan gold ring of about 1570, set with a high-relief cameo of Cupid carved in white chalcedony.

      Cupid, or Eros, was a favourite Renaissance image of love and desire. Around the bezel are traces of red enamel with white dots, remnants of the original decoration, and the sculpted, scrolled shoulders were probably once enamelled too.

      Found in Essex by a metal detectorist before 1997, the ring shows the classic features of Renaissance rings: a raised bezel, sculptural shoulders and bold use of enamel.

      Delicate yet wearable: a rare survival from Elizabethan England.

      Details: c.1570; found in Essex, England; unmarked, tests as approx. 22K gold; chalcedony cameo 5mm; band 1.5mm at the back, widening to 9mm at the bezel; UK I½, US 4½; 2.36g.

      Condition: Only traces of the original enamel remain. Please ask for a detailed condition report.
    An Elizabethan gold ring of about 1570, set with a high-relief cameo of Cupid carved in white chalcedony.

    Cupid, or Eros, was a favourite Renaissance image of love and desire. Around the bezel are traces of red enamel with white dots, remnants of the original decoration, and the sculpted, scrolled shoulders were probably once enamelled too.

    Found in Essex by a metal detectorist before 1997, the ring shows the classic features of Renaissance rings: a raised bezel, sculptural shoulders and bold use of enamel.

    Delicate yet wearable: a rare survival from Elizabethan England.

    Details: c.1570; found in Essex, England; unmarked, tests as approx. 22K gold; chalcedony cameo 5mm; band 1.5mm at the back, widening to 9mm at the bezel; UK I½, US 4½; 2.36g.

    Condition: Only traces of the original enamel remain. Please ask for a detailed condition report.

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