The Art of the Ring

Highlights from the Griffin Collection

Diana Scarisbrick

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Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
15 February 2024

Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; Antiques & collectables: jewellery

A special selection of rings throughout history from the renowned Griffin Collection. The distinguished private collection, known as the Griffin Collection, is comprised of examples of every category of ring-signet, devotional, memorial, decorative-dating from antiquity to modern times. This catalog focuses on about one hundred special rings, chosen as highlights of this extensive collection of a history of the art of the ring across the ages. As The Art of the Ring reveals, rings can tell us more about the hopes, aspirations, tastes, and sentiments of our ancestors than any other jewels surviving from the past. Moreover, the examples from the Griffin Collection, which have been assembled with taste and discernment over several decades, are not only rare but also of unusually high quality and intrinsic value. Alongside the fantastic images, Diana Scarisbrick, one of the world's leading jewelry historians, offers a glimpse into the lives of their owners.

By: Diana Scarisbrick
Imprint: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 222mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.315kg
ISBN: 9781915401069
ISBN 10: 1915401062
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 February 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Diana Scarisbrick is a jewelry historian of exceptional renown, she has published dozens of books on jewelry of all ages, including I like my Choyse: Posy Rings from the Griffin Collection, Diamond Rings: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour, Portrait Jewels: Opulence and Intimacy from the Medici to the Romanovs, and Rings: Jewellery of Power, Love, and Loyalty. Liber Amicorum in Honour of Diana Scarisbrick, A Life in Jewels.