ca. 1860. Elongated silver knob, hand chased and engraved in the Renaissance Revival taste with four repeating caryatides panels alternating with four other ones with tiny 18 karat yellow gold standing knights. The panels are framed with decorative elements including scrolls, shells twisted columns and tiny half pearls and facetted rubies set in individual 18 karat yellow gold frames. The top has an en suite design centered by a large oval and facetted ruby, also set in a gold frame. Metal ferrule, H.- 1 1/4″” x 2 1/4″ O.L. 37 ½”
