Lionheart

Antique Gold Ring with Old-Cut Diamond & Rubies, Germany c. 1900


€ 2,290.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Antique Gold Ring with Old-Cut Diamond & Rubies, Germany c. 1900
Antique Gold Ring with Old-Cut Diamond & Rubies, Germany c. 1900
Description
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Jewelry depicting lions has adorned and protected people for many thousands of years. Even the earliest cultures created jewellery with the image of the king of animals: its presence on the body was intended to protect and at the same time give strength, in ancient Egypt as well as in Greece, in Asia as well as in the European Middle Ages. This 14-karat gold ring makes use of this ancient motif and beautifully implements it. We see a lion in frontal view with ruby eyes. Its mouth holds a large old-cut diamond weighing around 0.45 ct. It almost seems as if the king of gemstones himself is demanding a certain form of worship from the lion. The ring came to us here in Berlin. It was originally created as a gentleman's ring in the years c. 1900. For many beautiful examples of rings with the lion motif, see Diana Scarisbrick: Rings. Jewellery of Power, Love and Loyalty, London 2007, pp. 51-54.
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Antique Gold Ring with Old-Cut Diamond & Rubies, Germany c. 1900
Lionheart
€ 2,290.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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