EUROPEAN WEDDING RING, 17TH-18TH CENTURY, DUTCH, SIZE 6 6 1/4 1mm rounded face band flaring

1mm rounded face band flaring to the stepped ridged shoulders

The spiritual significance is now lost

Signets allowed for universal verification of a signature facilitating trade at distance

Silvered bronze of large proportions with scalloped edge raised hexagonal bezel engraved with a stylized Star of Bethlehem

Transverse oval bezel inscribed by the owner with a lattice to serve as a signet

EUROPEAN WEDDING RING, 17TH-18TH CENTURY, DUTCH, SIZE 6 6 1/4 1mm rounded face band flaringSilvered metal (brass bronze), size 6, 3. 8mm width with rounded face band decorated with an incised pattern of stylized scrolls. Surface textured from burial and restored in silver. Gift boxed with certificate of authenticity.