A RENAISSANCE RING

Description:

16th century
RM ca. 52/53
14k yellow gold, tested. The ring with floral stylised front and high, rectangular setting around a foiled, red glass stone. Ca. 2.4g. Signs of age.
South German private Collection.
Literature:
Erich Steingräber: Old Jewelry, Munich 1956. For the type, see Fig. 224