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A RUBY AND GOLD RING
With irregular cabochon ruby in the shaped oval bezel and chased around the sides with scallops and scrolls, the plain hoop with engraved foliate shoulders (formerly enamelled), circa 1600, finger size I
For a cabochon ruby ring salvaged from Nuesta Señora de la Concepción cf. A.B. Chadour, op.cit., p.143 and the text which details the Portuguese gem trade between India and Manila, hinting at the Chinese junk routes as further sources of supply
With irregular cabochon ruby in the shaped oval bezel and chased around the sides with scallops and scrolls, the plain hoop with engraved foliate shoulders (formerly enamelled), circa 1600, finger size I
For a cabochon ruby ring salvaged from Nuesta Señora de la Concepción cf. A.B. Chadour, op.cit., p.143 and the text which details the Portuguese gem trade between India and Manila, hinting at the Chinese junk routes as further sources of supply