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| Keywords: Spanish - Ring with Celestial Motif - Walters 571782 - Three Quarter.jpg This ring is composed of gold silver collets and an octagonal bezel on a foiled dark blue enamel ground with a galaxy of stars set with diamonds within a border similarly set The plain hoop expands at the shoulders In the late 18th century and into the 19th century marquise rings set with diamonds on dark blue or red enamel backgrounds became fashionable in Europe The blue enamel set with diamonds evoke celestial allusions; rings of this kind were called bagues au firmament Rings of the Heavens between 1701 1775 gold diamond silver beze cm 1 27 accession number 57 1782 6318 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Laura F Delano New York date of acquisition unknown by gift Walters Art Museum June 9 1947 by gift Gift of Laura F Delano 1947 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Spain Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery of Spain Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
