EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY SIZE 7 1/2

During the Renaissance, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the pledge and worn until the marriage. That practice is believed to derive from the custom of providing a bride’s price or dowry. This example is size 7 1/2 with a 2.9mm rounded face band and circular bezel with beaded surround, mounted with a red “stone” and flanked by an arrangement of 3 small bosses in foliage, each side. With surface textured from burial, it has been professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface and the “stone” restored and is jewelry gift boxed with a certificate of authenticity.