Description:

Western Europe, Neoclassical Period, ca. 19th century CE. A fashionable ring, made from 55.4% gold, with a slender shank that gradually widens as its terminals get closer to the underside of the ring face. Within the ovoid bezel is a hand-carved banded agate cameo featuring the right-facing bust of a man with a large, bushy beard, perhaps depicting a philosopher like Socrates, Aristotle, or Plato. The orange-hued countenance bears a single, heavy-lidded eye above a bulbous nose and beneath a bald skullcap. Size (ring): 0.84" W x 1.01" H (2.1 cm x 2.6 cm); (shank): 0.84" Diameter (2.1 cm); (bezel): 0.61" L x 0.52" W (1.5 cm x 1.3 cm); (cameo): 0.48" L x 0.39" W (1.2 cm x 1 cm); metal quality: 55.4% gold (equivalent to 12K+), 38% copper, 4% silver; weight: 5 grams; US ring size: 10

Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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#169445

  • Condition: Wearable as shown. Fissure to middle of shank that can be repaired by a reputable jeweler. Minor abrasions to gold ring body, otherwise intact and very good. One small red mark behind figure's eye is integral with the stone. Great patina to gold ring body, and nice preservation to finer details of face on cameo.

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