Property from the Estate of
A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
UNUSUAL COLORED AND NEAR COLORLESS DIAMOND AND GOLD BISHOP'S RING
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UNUSUAL COLORED AND NEAR COLORLESS DIAMOND AND GOLD BISHOP'S RING
Set with an old mine-cut fancy light to fancy yellow diamond measuring approximately 8.90 x 8.90 x 7.00 mm, within an old European-cut near colorless diamond navette-shaped frame, vertically flanked on each side by a gold bishop's miter, with shoulders depicting St. Bonaventura and St. George, mounted in 18K gold
Signed by Tiffany & Co.
With certificate 8345542 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the colored diamond is fancy light to fancy yellow, natural color
Although worn today as decorative embellishments on the finger, rings originally symbolized positions of power. Signet rings, common in ancient Greece, were used to seal letters and documents, a necessary function since very few could write their names. Bishop's, or episcopal rings, date to early sixth century and are felt to be the oldest ecclesiatical rings. Worn on the third finger of the right hand, it was given to a newly-inducted bishop to be worn during church services except during High Mass. The bezel was usually set with a single stone and the shoulder decorated with figures of saints. The illustrated ring is set with an old mine-cut diamond with two bishop's mitres on the bezel. The shank bears images of St. Bonaventura holding a book, symbolizing his stature as a great scholar of the Franciscan order, and St. George slaying the dragon, representing his triumph over oppression and wickedness. Although thematically very different, stylistically this ring is similar to a nautical ring, also by Tiffany & Co., in the collection of the Walters Art Gallery, set with a large aquamarine and featuring aquatic motifs on the shank. For illustration, see Anne Garside, ed., Jewelry Ancient to Modern, 1979, plate 701.
Set with an old mine-cut fancy light to fancy yellow diamond measuring approximately 8.90 x 8.90 x 7.00 mm, within an old European-cut near colorless diamond navette-shaped frame, vertically flanked on each side by a gold bishop's miter, with shoulders depicting St. Bonaventura and St. George, mounted in 18K gold
Signed by Tiffany & Co.
With certificate 8345542 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the colored diamond is fancy light to fancy yellow, natural color
Although worn today as decorative embellishments on the finger, rings originally symbolized positions of power. Signet rings, common in ancient Greece, were used to seal letters and documents, a necessary function since very few could write their names. Bishop's, or episcopal rings, date to early sixth century and are felt to be the oldest ecclesiatical rings. Worn on the third finger of the right hand, it was given to a newly-inducted bishop to be worn during church services except during High Mass. The bezel was usually set with a single stone and the shoulder decorated with figures of saints. The illustrated ring is set with an old mine-cut diamond with two bishop's mitres on the bezel. The shank bears images of St. Bonaventura holding a book, symbolizing his stature as a great scholar of the Franciscan order, and St. George slaying the dragon, representing his triumph over oppression and wickedness. Although thematically very different, stylistically this ring is similar to a nautical ring, also by Tiffany & Co., in the collection of the Walters Art Gallery, set with a large aquamarine and featuring aquatic motifs on the shank. For illustration, see Anne Garside, ed., Jewelry Ancient to Modern, 1979, plate 701.