Collection: TURKISH OTTOMAN RINGS

"In Istanbul, under the Sultans rule in the 16th Century, it was the Ottoman court that led the way in jewellery design in Europe. There was permanent staff, under one man, that was responsible for the designs and production of jewellery. In the 16th century there were 80 men employed and they worked within the palace complex. They were of Greek or Jewish origin although the Ottoman conquests of places like Cairo ensured that the most capable jewelers came to live and work in Istanbul at the court.

The materials with which the artisans worked usually consisted of gold or silver and brightly colored precious or semi-precious stones set in one of these metals".