EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 3 1/4 bracelets Raised rounded square bezel cut

Raised rounded square bezel cut with a diamond with median band on the hatched field

size 2 ½ for wear on the small finger between the first two joints as was the custom

Needs cleaning

Probably for child of about 3-4 years old

Thick rounded squared bezel with a slightly rounded top and rounded edges

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 3 1/4 bracelets Raised rounded square bezel cutDuring 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 3 1 4 with a circular bezel flanked by an arrangement of 3 small bosses in foliage, on each side. Fine