SAFAVID SILVER RING WITH INSCRIBED CARNELIAN STAMP SEAL

Ca. AD 1600 - 1700 A silver ring with a moulded hoop set at the rear with a small turquoise in a circular cell, supporting a substantial conical bezel decorated on the underside with dense vegetal and arabesque ornament. The mount holds an oval carnelian stam seal engraved with an Arabic inscription. Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 30g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:£200

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