Description
The distinguished private collection, known as the Griffin Collection, comprises in its entirety examples of every category of ring - signet, devotional, memorial, decorative - dating from antiquity to modern times.
Diana Scarisbrick is a jewellery historian of exceptional renown, she has published dozens of books on jewellery of all ages, including I like my Choyse: Posy Rings from the Griffin Collection (Ad Ilissvm 2021), Diamond Rings: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour (2019), Portrait Jewels: Opulence and Intimacy from the Medici to the Romanovs (2011) and Rings: Jewellery of Power, Love, and Loyalty (2007; reprint 2014). Recently published is Liber Amicorum in Honour of Diana Scarisbrick, A Life in Jewels (2022).