Lot Essay
A very similar ring is in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, dated to the first quarter of the 17th century (Manuel Keene and Salam Kaoukji, Treasury of the World, London, 2001, no.8.36, p.108).
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PROBABLY DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY
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AN INDIAN EMERALD AND RUBY INSET GOLD RING
PROBABLY DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY
The circular bezel set with conjoined rubies at the feet of a large stylised emerald and ruby inset bird with angular body and pronounced tail, the beak formed from a ruby supporting a pendant pearl, the reverse of the bezel domed, the graduated hoop with continuous ruby inset scale-motifs
Bird 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) long; overall 2in. (5cm.) high
PROBABLY DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY
The circular bezel set with conjoined rubies at the feet of a large stylised emerald and ruby inset bird with angular body and pronounced tail, the beak formed from a ruby supporting a pendant pearl, the reverse of the bezel domed, the graduated hoop with continuous ruby inset scale-motifs
Bird 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) long; overall 2in. (5cm.) high
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