Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Objects of Vertu

A 16th century Elizabethan gold ring set, the circular bezel set with a high relief white chalcedony cameo carved to depict the head of Cupid, between trifurcating scrolled shoulders, traces of red enamel interspersed with white dots surrounding the bezel, ring size H. £800-£1,000

From a UK collection, originally found by a metal detector in Essex before 1997.
Cameos of Cupid or Eros were a popular feature in jewellery during the Renaissance era.

According to a PMI test on the XRF Analyzer, the gold is testing as 90.74% purity.