- A ring from Seefeld, c. 1470-1586
- A silver ring in braided wire, c. 1480-1520
- Engraved gold posy ring (with the inscription "I AM YOURS KS"), England, 16th century
- Engraved gold wedding ring with inscriptions, England, 16th century
- Gold ring with an emerald, Spain, 16th century
- Gold ring with an emerald, Spain, 16th century
- A gold ring with a diamond and enamel, Hungary, 16th century
- Gold ring with stones in the shape of a fleur-de-lys, 16th century
- Gold ring with a ruby, France, 16th century
- Gold ring with a ruby, France, 16th century
- Gold ring with an emerald, Italy, 16th century
- Enamelled gold ring with a sapphire, Italy, 16th century
- Engraved & enamelled gold ring with a beryl, Italy, 16th century
- Gold ring with abstract punched decoration (and inside), Sweden, 16th century
- Illustrations (this and this; from a manuscript at the Muse du Petit-Palais) from the Garden of Health by Johann Wonnecke von Kaub, c. 1501; the text describes the medicinal properties of the stones in the rings. For more on this subject, see these links on the history of lapidaries.
- The Hermitage Ring, gold with enamel and a 9-carat faceted diamond, early 16th century
- Bronze decade ring, England, c. 1500-1520
- Portrait of a jeweler, possibly Giovanni Pietro Crivelli by Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1509-1512
- Portrait of a canon by Quentin Massys, 1510s
- Design for an ornament or signet ring with the arms of Lazarus Spengler by Albrecht D¨rer, 1516
- Portrait of Peter Gillis by Quentin Massys, 1517
- Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam by Quentin Massys, 1517
- Portrait of a grotesque old woman by Quentin Massys, 1525-1530
- Portrait of Sir Henry Wyatt by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1525-1540
- Portrait of a man with a lute by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1526-1527
- Portrait of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein, 1527
- Portrait of Sir Thomas Godsalve and his son John by Hans Holbein, 1528
- Portrait of an unknown lady by Hans Baldung Grien, 1530
- Portrait of an unknown lady by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1530 (note rings worn under gloves, visible through slashes)
- Portrait of an unknown man by Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1530
- Portrait of Elenora, Queen of France by Joos van Cleve, c. 1530
- Portrait of Wilhelm Merz by Christoph Amberger, c. 1530-1535
- Portrait of a man, c. 1530-1540
- Portrait of a member of the Wedigh family by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532
- Portrait of a member of the Wedigh family by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532
- Portrait of an unknown lady by Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1532-1533
- Portrait of Robert Cheseman by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533
- Portrait of Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein, 1533
- Portrait of Derich Born by Hans Holbein, 1533
- Portrait of an unknown man by Hans Holbein, c. 1533-1536
- Portrait of Christina Eulenau by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1534
- Portrait of Isabel of Portugal by Titian, c. 1535
- Miniature portrait of William Roper and a miniature portrait of his wife, Margaret More, by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1535-1536
- Portrait of an unknown womanby Hans Holbein, c. 1536-1540
- Portrait of Johannes Bugenhagen by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1538
- Portrait of Christina of Denmark by Hans Holbein, 1538; see detail)
- Portrait of Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1539
- Portrait of an unknown lady, c. 1540
- Portrait of Mary Neville, Lady Dacre by Hans Eworth, c. 1540
- Miniature portrait of an unknown lady by Hans Holbein, c. 1540
- Portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi by Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1540
- Portrait of an unknown man by Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1540
- Portrait of Mrs. Pemberton by Hans Holbein, c. 1540
- Portrait of Melchior von Brauweiler by Jan-Stephan von Calcar, 1540 (see detail)
- Portrait of an unknown man by Hans Holbein, 1541
- Portrait of Roelof de Vos von Steenwijk by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1541
- Portrait of a young woman by Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1541-1545
- Portrait of Thomas Gresham, 1544
- Portrait of Laura da Pola by Lorenzo Lotto, 1544
- Portrait of Archbishop Cranmer by Gerlach Flicke, c. 1545-1546
- The Jeweler by Antonis Mor, c. 1549
- Portrait of an unknown lady by Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1550
- Gold, garnet, and enamel ring, c. 1550
- Enamelled gold ring set with a pink sapphire, western Europe, mid-16th century
- Chased and enamelled gold ring with a death's head and memento mori inscriptions, England, c. 1550-1560
- Opal ring, c. 1550-1575
- Gold ring with red stone, northern Germany, c. 1551-1600
- Portrait of Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal by Antonio Mor, c. 1552
- Gold ring with a ruby, Spain, third quarter of the 16th century
- Miniature portrait of Catherine de Medici by Franois Clouet, c. 1555
- Portrait of Laura Battiferi by Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1555-1560
- Portrait of an unknown lady, c. 1560
- Portrait of a woman called La Bella Nani by Paolo Caliari (Veronese), 1560s
- Portrait of Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk by Hans Eworth, 1562
- Portrait of Angelica Agliardi de Nicolinis by Giovanni Battista Moroni, c. 1565
- Portrait of an unknown man by Hans Eworth, 1567
- Portrait of Sir Henry Lee by Antonis Mor van Dashorst, 1568
- Portrait (probably Lady Helena Snakeborg, Marchioness of Northampton), 1569
- Portrait of a tailor by Giovanni Moroni, 1570
- Portrait of Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, c. 1570-75
- Portrait of Anna of Austria by Alonso Sánchez Coello, c. 1571
- Portrait of Elizabeth of Austria by Franois Clouet, c. 1571
- Engraved & enamelled gold ring with an emerald, Spain, third quarter of the 16th century
- Enamelled gold wedding ring (gimmel ring?) set with a diamond, made of three interconnecting hoops which, when brought together, show hands clasped around a heart, Germany, c. 1575
- Locket ring with minature portraits of Queen Elizabeth and her mother Anne Boleyn, c. 1575
- Portrait of a young woman in the Portrait-Book of Hieronymus Beck von Leopoldsdorf, c. 1575-1585
- Portrait of a gentleman, 1576
- Gold ring (with rock crystal?), probably Spain, last quarter of the 16th century
- Gold ring with rock crystal, Spain, ast quarter of the 16th century
- Portrait of a couple, last quarter of the 16th century
- Gold engagement ring, or fede ring, made in southern Germany in the last quarter of the 16th century (see caption); with interlocking pieces detached
- Portrait of a gentlewoman by Scipione Pulzone, 1580
- Portrait of a noblewoman by Lavinia Fontana, 1580
- Portrait of Sir John Hawkins, 1581; notice signet ring hanging around his neck
- Miniature portrait of a woman by Alonso Sánchez Coello, c. 1585
- Portrait of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester attributed to George Gower, c. 1585
- Miniature portrait of a young girl holding a carnation by Isaac Oliver, 1590
- A gold gimmel ring with enamel decorations, Hungary, c. 1590-1610
- Gold ring with rock crystal and green glass, Spain, late 16th century
- Engraved & enamelled gold ring with a ruby, Italy, late 16th century
- Gold ring with a ruby, Germany, end of the 16th century
- Gold posy ring (inscribed "let likinge last" on the inside), late 16th century
- William Cecil, Lord Burghly, c. 1595
- Portrait of a lady by Gortzius Geldorp, 1597
- Portrait of the Countess Bentivoglio by Ludovico Caracci, c. 1597-1599
- Silver-gilt inscribed ring with jasper inlay made in the workshop of Ottavio Miseroni (Milan) in the late 16th or early 17th century
- Four wedding-rings, made in Italy and worn by Jews in Amsterdam in the late 16th or early 17th centuries: here, here, here, and here; another Jewish wedding ring made in 16th century Italy
- Gold ring with emeralds in a cross-shape, Spain, late 16th or early 17th century
- Gold ring with rubies, Germany, late 16th or early 17th century (photo is unclear; is that a death's head at center?)
- Gold signet ring, late 16th or early 17th centuries; engraved with the initials "WW," an interlaced knot, and a beaded border
- Gold posy ring with enamelled decoration (inscribed "I am sent to salute" on the inside), late 16th or early 17th century
- Enamelled gold gimmel wedding ring, made of two intertwined & inscribed rings which, when brought together, show two hands clasped together, possibly Germany, c. 1600
- Enamelled gold ring set with an onyx cameo of Medusa, Germany, c. 1600
- Miniature portrait of a woman by Nicholas Hilliard, 1602
- Portrait of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton by John de Critz, 1603
- Silver-gilt signet ring with the heraldry of the Starck and Tucher families, Nuremburg, 1605
- Silver-gilt posy ring (inscribed "Love me only" on the inside) found in Llantilio Crossenny and dated to the 17th century
- Gold fede ring (inscribed "Let virtue be thy giud" on the inside), c. 1680
- Enamelled gold posy ring (inscribed "where this I give I wish to live" on the inside), 17th century
- Gold posy ring (inscribed "+ FOR + EVER + YOURES" on the inside) with raised and punched exterior, 17th century
- Gold posy ring (inscribed "God did decree our unity" on the inside), 17th century
- Signet ring of Wolf Christoph von Bendeleben, Germany, first half of the 17th century
- Gold posy ring (inscribed "Rather death then falce of faythe" on the inside) from the Tregwynt hoard, 1640s
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