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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Ring

1730-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gold ring, with a heart shaped openwork bezel set with a brilliant-cut diamond and a ruby surrounded by emeralds in silver collets, with chased flowers and leaves on the shoulders


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold set with a brilliant-cut diamond and a ruby surrounded by emeralds in silver collets
Brief description
Gold ring, with a heart shaped openwork bezel set with a brilliant-cut diamond and a ruby surrounded by emeralds in silver collets, with chased flowers and leaves on the shoulders, Western Europe, 1730-60.
Physical description
Gold ring, with a heart shaped openwork bezel set with a brilliant-cut diamond and a ruby surrounded by emeralds in silver collets, with chased flowers and leaves on the shoulders
Dimensions
  • Height: 2cm
  • Width: 1.8cm
  • Depth: 1.6cm
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Munn, Geoffrey 'The triumph of love', (London, 1993), p. 57
Collection
Accession number
8543-1863

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Record createdNovember 18, 2005
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