EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY SIZE 4 06/20/2023 representing the five wounds of

representing the five wounds of Christ

Stepped or banded lozenge shaped bezel with a lattice pattern

The raised oval bezel cut with two figures

Size 11 1/4

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

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY SIZE 4 06/20/2023 representing the five wounds ofDuring the Renaissance, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the pledge and worn until the marriage. That practice is believed to derive from the custom of providing a brides price or dowry. This example is size 4 with an oval bezel with a beaded surround, flanked by an arrangement of 3 small bosses in foliage, on each