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EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY SIZE 7 1/4 - Picardi Jewelry
EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY SIZE 7 1/4 - Picardi Jewelry
MEDIEVAL MYSTIC RING, 12th-14th CENTURY, SIZE 7 1/2 - Picardi Jewelry
MEDIEVAL MYSTIC RING, 12th-14th CENTURY, SIZE 7 1/2 - Picardi Jewelry
MEDIEVAL MYSTIC RING, 12th-14th CENTURY, SIZE 7 1/2 - Picardi Jewelry


EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY SIZE 7 1/4

C6599

$120.00 Sale

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 1/4 with an oval bezel with a beaded surround, flanked by an arrangement of 3 small bosses in foliage, on each side. Fine quality and crisply detailed indicating that it was made for a young person who perished soon after the betrothal.  The 24karat gold surface restored and is gift boxed with a certificate of authenticity.