Scarab Rings
The
Scarab was sacred to the Ancient Egyptians
Item
Number: SC 014
A very detailed carved Carnelian Scarab in
a well made revolving top ring mount in tested unmarked 18 carat Gold. The reverse of the Scarab is carved with the figure of a
lightly cloaked walking man with a star on the horizon to his front. The
brown/red Carnelian Scarab and Gold mount is an Etruscan Revivalist Ring,
probably made in Rome or Florence in the 19th century for sale to affluent
English tourists. An Etruscan original Ring of this type would have dated to
circa 400 B.C.
This Ring, Italian circa 1880
Condition: Good
Weight of Ring: 3.08g
Dimensions of top 12mm x 16mm
Size: UK: O
USA: 7 Japan:
15
Price: £640
Ex.
Mrs D’s collection.
Item
Number: SC 013
A large and vibrant Turquoise Scarab,
well carved and with good detailing on the carapace, legs and head, the
reverse also carved with runes and symbols, none of which can I translate.On the carapace and girdle there is still some of the original
stone in which the piece of precious Turquoise was found embedded and the gem
carver chose to leave this in place. The plain and unmarked early 20th
century ring mount tests as 18 carat Gold and this most attractive and eye
catching Scarab dates from the mid 18th century and was probably
carved in Egypt. Antique Gem Scarabs of this size are not often found and the
last one I owned was about five years ago, which was pre-website!
Gold
ring mount circa 1920 Turquoise
Scarab circa 1770
Condition: Good
Weight of Ring: 14.06g
Dimensions of Scarab: 17mm x 20mm
Size: UK: S
USA: 9
Japan: 20
Price: £1880
Item
Number: SC 012
A
large Banded Agate Etruscan Revival Scarab Ring.
The reverse of the stone is carved with a bearded striding
male figure, naked except for a cloak and winged helmet, carrying what look
like two spears and with his right arm uplifted and the outer edge of the
stone is engraved with a continuous hatched design which represents the
Ouroboros, the serpent that encircles the universe. The Scarab stone is
mounted across the finger in an ancient style stirrup shaped shank with Gold
wire twist at either side and testing as 18 carat Gold.
Italian circa 1880.
Condition:
Good Weight
of Ring: 8.09g
Dimensions
of Scarab:23mm x 16mm
Size:
UK S+
USA 9+
Japan 20+
Price
£495
Item
Number: SC 011
An
Ancient Blue Faience Scarab,
set in a late 1920’s open backed Gold ring mount, with enamelled shoulders
in blue, red and green, representing the Sacred Blue Lotus flower of Upper
Egypt. On the reverse of the Scarab can be seen Hieroglyphic writing and
the Gold shank is unmarked and testing as 18 carat Gold.
English ring mount, circa 1929.
Egyptian Scarab circa 500 B.C.
Condition:
Good. Weight: 5.04g
Dimensions
of Scarab: 10mm x 15mm
Size:
UK I
USA: 4 ¼
Japan 7
Price: £540
Item
Number: SC 010
A
late 19th century amber coloured carved Citrine Scarab,
set in a splendid Platinum and
Gold ring mount with ornate Rococo
pierced and hand cut filigree shoulders and gallery, which pay tribute to the
richness of an earlier age.
The reverse of this unusual
coloured Scarab is engraved with stars and various runic symbols and the
slender shank is stamped B14B which I am told was the registered mark of
Bishop & Bishop, fine craftsman jewellery makers in the United States at
that time. American: circa 1890
Condition:
Good Weight of Ring:
5.7g Dimensions: 12mm
x 19mm
Size
UK: I ½
USA: 4 ½
Japan: 8
Price: £960
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Item
Number: SC 009
A
fine and large carved Yellow Agate Scarab, with very good detailing and a fair
translucency. He is set in a yellow Gold engraved mount, to a twin shouldered
narrow shank stamped 10 K for 10 carat Gold.
The reverse of the Scarab is
carved with various shapes and interesting geometry and with an all seeing eye
above.
American Gold mount circa
1890. Yellow Agate Scarab (possibly
French) circa 1820
Condition:
Good Weight
of ring: 6.3 g Scarab:
16mm x 20 mm
Size:
UK: G USA: 3 ½
Japan: 5
Price:
£880.00
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Item
Number: SC 008
A
carved Chrysoprase Scarab in a 10 Kt stamped ring mount. The
reverse of the scarab is lightly carved with lines and crosses which are
meaningless except for paying homage to the ancients. The power of the Scarab
rests with the image itself and anything on the reverse, whether it is a
3,000 year old hieroglyphic prayer or a 1960's squiggle make no difference.
This Scarab, in this wavy Gold 1930's mount has the touch
of a colour of a Russian Emerald about him; and his next owner will be
very pleased when they put him up close to an electric lamp and see the
Glowing Green Depths, American Circa 1930
Condition: Good
Weight:
3.8g Size
of Scarab: 10mm x 14mm
Size:
UK: M U.S.A: 6 1/2 Japan:
12
Price:
£ SOLD
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Item
Number: SC 007
A
large Blue/Green Glazed faience Scarab, the most highly regarded colour in
Ancient Egypt and dating to Circa 1500 BC and in excellent Condition. The
reverse with Hieroglyphics and much scholarly information which the next owner
can enjoy having translated in the Egyptology department of their local
museum. The 9 ct Gold mount is Fully Hallmarked for Birmingham Date Letter for
1926 and I speculate that this Scarab is one of the thousands of Egyptian
Artifacts that found their way into the United Kingdom by being purchased by
Britons returning from Service in India and the Far East, when their ships
berthed at the Egyptian port of Alexandria after they had been through the
Suez Canal. It was this journey that coined the word Posh. Port Out
Starboard Home. Gold
Mount 1926, Scarab 1500 BC
Condition: Good
Weight: 5.9g Size of Scarab: 14mm x 22mm
Size:
UK: T USA: 10
Japan: 21
Price:
£ SOLD
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You can
talk to your Scarab, he will listen
Item Number: SC 001
A rare
little ring for a small-handed woman. The
revolving top is an ancient turquoise faience scarab with hieroglyphics on the
reverse. I am told that the scarab is New Kingdom (1500 BC) and was probably
excavated in Luxor. The Revivalist
ring mount is of high quality, with immaculate corded Gold wire around the bezel
and wrapped around the shoulders in the manner of thousands of years ago.
Because of the skill involved I suspect that it was made by one of
Castellani’s competitors in Rome around 1880
Condition: Good
UK: H½
USA: 4 Japan: 6
Weight: 2.5g
Price: £780.00
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Item Number: SC 002
An antique carved Almandine Garnet scarab, in a later Gold
ring mount with scrolling leaves around the bezel and shoulders to a plain
unmarked shank, testing as 18ct Gold. There are 4 small carved crescent
shaped recesses at the compass points, these are where the scarab was held in
place in an earlier jewel. Circa 1800
Sizes: UK: L USA: 5
¾ Japan: 11
Condition: Good
Weight: 8.6g
Price: £900.00
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Your Scarab will guide you
through the dark
Item Number: SC 003
A revolving Gold scarab ring. The heavy
Gold scarab, well modelled and with an Egyptian motif border around the lower
part, which has a hinged locket compartment, suitable for a miniature. The
reverse of the scarab is plain. The rings shoulders are in bound Gold
wire, which merge into the shank in a seamless way. There are two French
Hibou marks on the outer shank which tell me that the Gold is 18ct, French circa
1875
Condition: Good
Sizes: UK
K USA: 5
¼ JAPAN: 10
Price: £3,600.00
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Item Number: SC 004
I
do not know the exact age of this mottled Turquoise Scarab other than I will
offer it as mid 19th century in an old English 9ct Gold mount.
There are slight indications of lettering of some kind on the reverse and
the stone has not been drilled. If
it turns out to be Ancient Egyptian or Phoenician then the buyer will be
delighted.
Egyptian circa 1860,
9ct Gold Mount circa 1890
Condition: Good
Sizes: UK
K ½ USA: 5 ½ JAPAN:
10
Price: £380.00
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Item Number: SC 005
A
large and ancient Turquoise Faience Scarab, circa 1700 B.C., set in a late 19th
century Egyptian Gold ring mount with Lotus shoulders to a plain double row
shank, unmarked and testing as 18ct Gold. The reverse of the Scarab has various
hieroglyphics and the long straight winged bird God ( Horus?) and like most
ancient adornments, has been drilled front to back in order to be worn as an
amulet or necklace.
Now mounted in Gold, it makes a splendid and mysterious Ring.
Scarab circa 1700 B.C, Gold
mount circa 1890.
Condition: Good
Sizes: UK: M USA:
6 ¼ JAPAN: 12
Price: £ SOLD
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The power of your Scarab is in
the image
Item Number: SC 006
An
early 19th Century carved coloured agate Scarab, the stone in brown, cream, yellow and
red. The reverse carved with various runes and symbols in a later ring
mount. Unmarked, testing as 18ct Gold. the Scarab, Egyptian, circa
1830
Condition: Good
Sizes: UK: J USA:
4 ¾ JAPAN: 8
Price: £375.00
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A
large Banded Agate Etruscan Revival Scarab Ring.
The reverse of the stone is carved with a bearded striding
male figure, naked except for a cloak and winged helmet, carrying what look
like two spears and with his right arm uplifted and the outer edge of the
stone is engraved with a continuous hatched design which represents the
Ouroboros, the serpent that encircles the universe. The Scarab stone is
mounted across the finger in an ancient style stirrup shaped shank with Gold
wire twist at either side and testing as 18 carat Gold.
Italian circa 1880.
An
Ancient Blue Faience Scarab,
set in a late 1920’s open backed Gold ring mount, with enamelled shoulders
in blue, red and green, representing the Sacred Blue Lotus flower of Upper
Egypt. On the reverse of the Scarab can be seen Hieroglyphic writing and
the Gold shank is unmarked and testing as 18 carat Gold.
A
late 19th century amber coloured carved Citrine Scarab,
A
fine and large carved Yellow Agate Scarab, with very good detailing and a fair
translucency. He is set in a yellow Gold engraved mount, to a twin shouldered
narrow shank stamped 10 K for 10 carat Gold.
A
carved Chrysoprase Scarab in a 10 Kt stamped ring mount. The
reverse of the scarab is lightly carved with lines and crosses which are
meaningless except for paying homage to the ancients. The power of the Scarab
rests with the image itself and anything on the reverse, whether it is a
3,000 year old hieroglyphic prayer or a 1960's squiggle make no difference.
This Scarab, in this wavy Gold 1930's mount has the touch
of a colour of a Russian Emerald about him; and his next owner will be
very pleased when they put him up close to an electric lamp and see the
Glowing Green Depths, American Circa 1930
