A rare genuine Tudor bronze ring circa 16th century
With original glass setting still in place.
Polished to its original lustre on the outside.
inner diam aprox 18mm
Circa 16th to 17th century AD
Postage
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Wearing ancient jewellery
It is not advisable to wear ancient jewellery daily, as you would a wedding ring for example.
The metals, usually bronze, copper, silver and sometimes iron, can be very brittle and prone to breaking should any pressure be applied. Some times we will list a heavy, solid, piece, perhaps a bronze ring, which shows no cracks, faults or breaks, and we will then describe the artefact as wearable. But most listing will state that the item is wearable with care, with extreme care, or, not suitable to be worn.
This advice concerns rings more than other pieces. Pendants and amulets, suspended from a cord or chain, are less likely to be subjected to the wear and pressure that a ring would be. But, if the loop is very thin in relation to the pendant, we will advise caution when wearing.
We sell only authentic artefacts and items and are very careful about the artefacts that we list, but sometimes we too come across a fake, acquired in a lot, or auction, collection. When we are certain an item is fake, we destroy it, at our own loss, so that fakes cannot re-enter the.
If you have any questions about your purchase, please feel free to get in touch. We endeavor to describe and show each item as accurately as possible, we deal only in genuine artefacts and offer a guaranteed full refund on all items returned to us in the condition purchased.
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