A Very Fine Antique Men’s Gold Ring in Medieval Russian Style

made in Moscow between 1908 and 1917

56 zolotniks gold (14K-583), one Old European cut brilliant diamond

The ring comes with a diamond grading report from a gemological laboratory which states that the diamond is 2.04 ct, color H, clarity VS1.

US ring size 10 (inner diameter 19 mm)

An excellent diamond solitaire men’s ring of a UNIQUE design.

Above, is a Kievan Rus (Russia) 11th-12th century gold and enamel jewel with a pair of birds looking at each other and a stylized tree of life between them. The design came to Russia from the Byzantine Empire, which heavily influenced early Russian art. In the 1910s, Moscow jewelers produced a number of objects in Russo-Byzantine medieval style. Such pieces were made in very small numbers and are extremely rare today.

The color of the gold ring is whitish-yellow. It is the color of early Russian medieval gold which had a high silver content.

The ring comes with original burgundy leather case of the Khlebnikov jewelry firm, one of the biggest jewelers in the Russian Empire. The case is stamped in gold with the Imperial Warrant – double headed eagle (Khlebnikov was a supplier of the Tsarist Court) and the following inscription:
I.P.Khlebnikov with Sons and Co. in Moscow