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Gemstones: Sapphire

Late Medieval Gold Ring with Hexagonal Sapphire

Late Medieval Gold Ring with Hexagonal Sapphire

Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art
09 July 2009 | 2:30 PM BST
London

English, late 14th/15th century
FINGER RING

Estimate: 8,000 — 12,000 GBP
LOT SOLD. 70,850 GBP (Hammer Price with Buyer’s Premium)

engraved gold, set with a sapphire in hexagonal collet, inscribed: JOYE SANZ FYN (joy without end) on the interior

inside diameter: 1.8cm., 7/8 in.

Provenance
Found near St. Oswald’s Church, Winwick, Cheshire

Literature
‘Ring is Real Treasure’, in The Warrington Guardian, 26 April 2008

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Filed Under: Medieval, Rings Tagged With: engraving, gold, sapphire

Sapphire and Garnet Ring Brooch

Ring brooch

Ring Brooch

Date: 1250–1300
Culture: British or French
Medium: Gold, sapphires and garnets
Dimensions: Overall: 15/16 × 3/16 in. (2.4 × 0.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit Line: Gift of Tobias Meyer and Mark Fletcher, 2013

Provenance
Found in Ringwood, Hampshire, England (in 1995); Sotheby’s, London(July 6, 2007, lot 3); Tobias Meyer and Mark Fletcher, New York (2007–2013)

Source link, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Filed Under: Brooches & Pins, Medieval Tagged With: garnet, gold, sapphire

Late Medieval Sapphire Ring

Late Medieval Sapphire Ring

Late Medieval Sapphire Ring, 14k gold with rubbed over bezel and closed back. Circa 14th-15th century

Source unknown.

Filed Under: Medieval, Rings Tagged With: gold, sapphire

Egyptian-Revival Jeweled Fan Brooch

Egyptian-Revival Jeweled Fan Brooch, Cartier, London, 1923

Egyptian-Revival Jeweled Fan Brooch, Cartier, London, 1923
Composed of an Egyptian glazed steatite plaque of semicircular shape, circa 600 B.C., inscribed with hieroglyphs, the border of papyrus and lotus motifs decorated with pear-shaped cabochon sapphires and square segments of onyx and enamel within a ground of pavé-set old European-cut and single-cut diamonds, the base centering a stylized lotus blossom similarly set with old European-cut, single-cut and rose-cut diamonds and accented with 2 kite-shaped cabochon sapphires and a band of black enamel, mounted in platinum and gold, signed Cartier, Londres, numbered 7300. With original signed case.

Literature
An archive photograph of this brooch appears in the exhibition catalogue Cartier: 1900-1939, Judy Rudoe, p. 138, fig. 66. The caption under the photograph states that the inscription relates to Mentuemhat, mayor of Thebes.

Catalogue Note
The reverse of the faience segment is applied with a gold plaque inscribed with the following: “Overseer of the Priests, Overseer of the Gate of the Foreign Countries, The Priest of Thebes, Mentu-Em-Hat, The Son of the Priest of Amun, The Prince of Thebes, Nesptah The Overseer of the Two Houses of the Soul, Priests of the Tomb of This Priest.”

Auction Link | Found via Jewels du Jour

Egyptian-Revival Jeweled Fan Brooch, Cartier, London, 1923 - reverse view, showing inscription

Archive photograph of this brooch appears in the exhibition catalogue Cartier: 1900-1939, Judy Rudoe, p. 138, fig. 66

Filed Under: Ancient, Brooches & Pins, Revival Tagged With: Cartier, diamond, Egyptian, enamel, gold, onyx, platinum, sapphire, soapstone

“Loyal Desire” Sapphire and Gold Ring

Gold and sapphire ring (top view)

An important high carat gold medieval ring set with a natural irregular hexagonal cut sapphire, decorated with fine engravings and inscribed on the inside of the shank with the text ‘Loyal Desir’ which means legal or loyal desire which indicates the ring is a love token; for marriage or just a token of affection, early 15th century.

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Gold and sapphire ring (side view)

Gold and sapphire ring (engraving detail)

Filed Under: Medieval, Rings Tagged With: engraving, gold, sapphire

Gold and sapphire ring, European

Gold ring, the oval bezel set with a sapphire, with chased foliated shoulders, West Europe, 14th century

Gold ring, the oval bezel set with a sapphire, with chased foliated shoulders, West Europe, 14th century

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Gold ring, the oval bezel set with a sapphire, with chased foliated shoulders, West Europe, 14th century

Filed Under: Medieval, Rings Tagged With: gold, sapphire

Greek Sapphire Finger-Ring

Greek sapphire finger-ring

The ribbed octagonal hoop terminating in a six-petalled calyx and oval plate containing a sapphire within an irregular setting. Greece, circa 1400
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Greek sapphire finger-ring

Greek sapphire finger-ring (in group)

Filed Under: Medieval, Rings Tagged With: gold, sapphire

Byzantine Gold Earrings

Byzantine Gold Earrings

6th–7th century, Byzantine. Gold, sapphire, pearl. These elegant earrings are decorated with pearls, a favorite jewel of the Byzantines. Sapphires, then called hyakinthoi (hyacinths), became popular in Byzantine jewelry in the sixth century.
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Byzantine Gold Earring (front) Byzantine Gold Earring (back)

Filed Under: Earrings, Medieval Tagged With: Byzantine, gold, pearl, sapphire

Assiut’s Collar

The collar of Assiut, 400-600 AD.

The collar of Assiut, 400-600 AD.
Nothing known about this image.

Filed Under: Medieval, Necklaces Tagged With: gold, sapphire

Western European Sapphire Ring

Ring; Western European, gold set with a cabochon sapphire, circa 1300-1400

Ring; Western European, gold set with a cabochon sapphire, circa 1300-1400
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Ring; Western European, gold set with a cabochon sapphire, circa 1300-1400

Filed Under: Medieval, Rings Tagged With: gold, sapphire

Anglo-Saxon Sapphire Ring

sapphire ring

Sapphire ring ‘belonged to Anglo-Saxon or Viking royalty’
Source links: Independent.co.uk | York.ac.uk | Yorkshire Museum (PDF version, no images)

Sapphire ring, alternate view

Filed Under: Medieval, Rings Tagged With: Anglo-Saxon, glass, gold, sapphire

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