Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden 1

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden2

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden3

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden4

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden5

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden6

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden7

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century.

Yellow Gold

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Medieval ring. Centrally set with a single unenhanced sapphire in a setting, to an impressive shape , the base inscribed 'MARIA + ADIVVA' translated from the Latin as 'Mary help', flanked by intricately carved featuring the forms of a matching pair of mythological beasts, the gaping mouths grasping the bezel, the wings, claws and hind legs creating the . yellow , approximately 9.9g in weight, 14th century, accompanied by an Oxford Labs X-ray report stating the composition of the metal and an Art Loss Register certificate.

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Reference Number 26445

Ring size: V 1/2

Size Guide

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Period Medieval

TOTAL / RING Weight 9.94 grams

Metal Yellow Gold

Provenance

From an important Twickenham, London, UK, collection; formed 1985-2007

Condition

The ring is in excellent condition commensurate with its age.

Chairman's Notes

Sapphires were a favourite choice in the Middle Ages, though so rare that they were reserved solely for royalty, upper nobility and certain high ranking clergymen. Sapphires were thought to be imbued with magical powers such as protecting the wearer from the effects of poison, preserving chastity, keeping the peace and curing snake bites.

Delivery & Returns

Inside diameter (mm)	USA	UK	China India	European
11.63	0
11.84	¼
12.04	½	A
12.24	¾	A½
12.45	1	B	1
12.65	1¼	B½
12.85	1½	C
13.06	1¾	C½		41
13.26	2	D	2	42
13.46	2¼	D½
13.67	2½	E	3	43
13.87	2¾	E½
14.07	3	F	4	44
14.27	3¼	F½	5	45
14.48	3½	G
14.68	3¾	G½	6	46
		H		47
14.88	4	H½	7
15.09	4¼	I		48
15.29	4½	I½	8
15.49	4¾	J		49
15.7	5	J½	9	50
15.9	5¼	K		51
16.1	5½	K½	10
16.31	5¾	L		52
16.51	6	L½	11
16.71	6¼	M	12	53
16.92	6½	M½	13
17.12	6¾	N		54
17.32	7	O	14	55
17.53	7¼	O½		56
17.73	7½	P	15
17.93	7¾	P½		57
18.14	8	Q	16
18.34	8¼	Q½		58
18.54	8½	R	17	59
18.75	8¾	R½
18.95	9	S	18	60
19.15	9¼
19.35	9½	S½	19	61
19.56	9¾	T
19.76	10	T½	20	62
19.96	10¼	U	21
20.17	10½	U½	22	63
20.37	10¾	V		64
20.57	11	V½	23
20.78	11¼	W		65
20.98	11½	W½	24
21.18	11¾	X		66
21.39	12	Y	25	67
21.59	12¼	Y½		68
21.79	12½	Z	26
22	12¾	Z½		69
22.2	13		27
22.4	13¼
22.61	13½
22.81	13¾
23.01	14
23.22	14¼
23.42	14½
23.62	14¾
23.83	15
24.03	15¼
24.23	15½
24.43	15¾
24.64	16

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Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century.

Yellow Gold

Price: Price on application

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