EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY SIZE 4 12 1/2 4mm rounded face band expanding

4mm rounded face band expanding to the oval bezel set with an oval copper mount

Made for a warrior’s pinky od a woman

modeled with ridged flanked by lines of dots

Suitable for modern wear

Gilt bronze Size 12 ½

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY SIZE 4 12 1/2 4mm rounded face band expandingDuring 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