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16th - 17th century Renaissance silver Fede Gimmal Ring

$ 562.32

Availability: 100 in stock
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    Description

    This is a nice Renaissance silver
    Gimmal ring
    , dating to the mid 16th - mid 17th century AD. It consists of two bands that interlock as a complete Gimmal ring. The form is as a Fede with a pair of hands that link together. The name gimmal comes from Latin gemellus, twin, via Old French. They were known as joint rings in Elizabethan England.
    It is a nice looking piece, in good excavated condition.
    OBJECT:
    Finger Ring
    CULTURE:
    Renaissance
    DATE:
    c. 1550 - 1650 AD.
    MATERIAL:
    Silver
    RING SIZE:
    8  (US)    Q  (UK)
    SIZE:
    22.76mm x 21.56mm x 3.44mm
    WEIGHT:
    3.57 grams
    PROVENANCE:
    Formerly in a European private collection, Netherlands.
    This ring is unconditionally guaranteed to be an antique original and to date from the period described. A certificate of authenticity will be supplied on request.