An 18k yellow gold ruby and lapis lazuli intaglio Renaissance...
An 18k yellow gold ruby and lapis lazuli intaglio Renaissance Revival signet ring.
Chased Renaissance style ring band with grotesque heads, their open mouths set with two pear-cut rubies. Bezel-set signet plaque of fine lapis lazuli, engraved with an intaglio depicting a beehive and five bees. Not hallmarked. Ring size 53. Weight 8.34 g.
C. 1860 - 70.
According to family tradition, this was the signet ring of François Kramer.
Provenance
From the family collection of François Kramer, Imperial French court jeweller, Cologne.
An 18k yellow gold ruby and lapis lazuli intaglio Renaissance Revival signet ring.
Chased Renaissance style ring band with grotesque heads, their open mouths set with two pear-cut rubies. Bezel-set signet plaque of fine lapis lazuli, engraved with an intaglio depicting a beehive and five bees. Not hallmarked. Ring size 53. Weight 8.34 g.
C. 1860 - 70.
According to family tradition, this was the signet ring of François Kramer.
Provenance
From the family collection of François Kramer, Imperial French court jeweller, Cologne.
