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Details
A late 16th century gold signet ring
The oval foiled rock crystal bezel painted with twin coat of arms in the form of two shields, one painted in gold and black with the initials IHS, (the monogram for Jesus Christ) the other a heart with twin flower stems, against a red ground with the intitials VMK above and the date 1580 below, within an engraved patterned border and shoulders, finger size K, solder repair to hoop
The oval foiled rock crystal bezel painted with twin coat of arms in the form of two shields, one painted in gold and black with the initials IHS, (the monogram for Jesus Christ) the other a heart with twin flower stems, against a red ground with the intitials VMK above and the date 1580 below, within an engraved patterned border and shoulders, finger size K, solder repair to hoop
Provenance
Private collection, Germany; acquired 1960-1981, and thence by descent to the present owner.
According to the collectors notes, the ring was discovered in a treasure trove in Scheifling, Austria on 9th September 1936
According to the collectors notes, the ring was discovered in a treasure trove in Scheifling, Austria on 9th September 1936
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