Lot Essay
For a garnet cameo of Louis XIII cf. Kagan, op.cit. (1973) no.66
The Property of
THE EARL OF NORTHESK
A FINE 17TH CENTURY GOLD AND ENAMEL RING WITH THREE-QUARTER GARNET CAMEO PORTRAIT OF CHARLES I, the mount with black and white detail around the sides of the bezel, a white enamel skull below, with black enamel foliage and interlaced ornament at the shoulders and chanelled gold hoop, circa 1650
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A FINE 17TH CENTURY GOLD AND ENAMEL RING WITH THREE-QUARTER GARNET CAMEO PORTRAIT OF CHARLES I, the mount with black and white detail around the sides of the bezel, a white enamel skull below, with black enamel foliage and interlaced ornament at the shoulders and chanelled gold hoop, circa 1650