FINE RENAISSANCE GOLD RING circa 1600 RM 64 18ct... Lot 3011

FINE RENAISSANCE GOLD RING circa 1600 RM 64 18ct yellow gold, tested, set with a (probably later) emerald carré (edges blunt, min. dam.) ca. 5 x 5 mm. Weight ca. 7,3g - South German private collection - formerly private collection Cologne Literature: - Yvonne Hackenbroch: Renaissance Jewellery, Munich 1979. For the type, compare Figs. 451 - 458. - Shirley Bury: Rings, Victoria & Albert Museum, London n.d. For the type, see Fig. 33, A, B, D and E. - Literature: Anna B. Chadour/ Rüdiger Joppien: Jewelry I + II, Cologne 1985. For the type, compare Figs. 243 and 247.