18th century AD. A gold finger ring with hoop split at each shoulder, cell with inset chalcedony cloison, intaglio bearded profile male bust of a Greek philosopher, possibly Socrates. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 788 and 791, for type. 6.26 grams, 23.58mm overall, 20.29mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (3/4"). From the private collection of Edward Lucie-Smith, an English writer, poet, art critic, curator and broadcaster; the collection formed since the 1990s. [No Reserve]