ENGLISH WOMAN’S RING, 16TH-17TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 3 1/2 05/21/2024 The period called the Dark

The period called the Dark Ages and the time span of these rings is testimony to the decline in progress of that period

size 5  with squared oval bezel supported by flared shoulders and rounded face band

The oval bezel with an engraved quatrefoil unmistakably a reference to the cross at the time of the Reformation

The ends as shallow crescents longitudinally reeded

Size 2 1/4 for the small finger as was the custom

ENGLISH WOMAN’S RING, 16TH-17TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 3 1/2 05/21/2024 The period called the DarkThe Tudor period of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Characteristic type, see Pollio, Ancient Rings, p. 128. Size 3 with 4. 2mm rounded bezel flaring to the shoulders. Raised transverse oval bezel. Professionally refurbished with the silver overlay restored. Jewelry gift boxed with certificate of authenticity.