Enamel, emerald and diamond ring, late 18th Century - Sotheby's.  

Set at the centre with an oval hinged locket of giardinetto design, applied to the top with a vase of flowers decorated with polychrome enamel, enhanced with a mixed-cut emerald and rose diamonds, the shoulders accented with a pair of winged enamel figures with rose diamond crowns to an open work foliate scroll shank. Estimate: 3,000 - 4,000 GBP

LITERATURE: CF: Diana Scarisbrick, "Rings, Symbols of Wealth, Power and Affection", Thames and Hudson 1993, pages 130, 136 and 137 for designs of 18 Century giardinetto rings.

Sotheby's. Jewels. London | 11 Apr 2013 www.sothebys.com