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AN 18TH CENTURY ENAMEL AND GEM-SET CARNIVAL RING
The painted porcelain centre modelled as a face wearing a black mask with inset rose-cut diamond eyes and ruby cabochon mouth, collet-set to turquoise enamel and diamond-set flower motif shoulders, raised on a carved scrolling hoop, the reverse of the bezel with painted motto reading Je Cache, Mes Amour, circa 1760, finger size Q
The painted porcelain centre modelled as a face wearing a black mask with inset rose-cut diamond eyes and ruby cabochon mouth, collet-set to turquoise enamel and diamond-set flower motif shoulders, raised on a carved scrolling hoop, the reverse of the bezel with painted motto reading Je Cache, Mes Amour, circa 1760, finger size Q
Literature
Cf. Scarisbrick, D. Rings: Symbols of Wealth, Power and Affection Thames and Hudson, London, 1993, page 135
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Filippo Battino
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