{"product_id":"elector-of-saxony-cameo-ring","title":"Elector of Saxony Cameo Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinely carved agate portrait cameo ring c.1760 of Augustus III of Poland and Elector of Saxony.(1696-1763).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelightfully small scale cameo 1.3 by 1 cms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 ct gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRub-over setting to a swirled rococo reeded basket and classic c18th trifurcated shank with fleur de lys and C-scrolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrey and white agate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigns of historic repair to shank scrolls, some wear to setting.Cameo remarkably clean and fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugustus III (also known as Frederick Augustus II of Saxony) was the King of Poland and Elector of Saxony from 1733-63.He was a ruler whose historical legacy is defined by political failure remembered more by his being a patron of the Arts for an extraordinary cultural Golden Age. A deeply pious family man he utterly neglected statecraft while transforming Dresden into a world-class capital of art and Baroque Architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64779022827869,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/E48AAFE4-1376-4F4C-9279-CC03BE069BB0.jpg?v=1779644416","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/elector-of-saxony-cameo-ring","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}