Delicate Gold Ring with Rubies & Natural Pearls, Birmingham 1921

A Ring Tells of Love

Delicate Gold Ring with Rubies & Natural Pearls, Birmingham 1921

€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

Description

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Among all pieces of jewellery, rings have always had a special meaning. In the past, they sealed important letters with the coat of arms of a sovereign or testified to promises between lovers. Sometimes they told their message quite obviously, sometimes they concealed it like a secret that only insiders knew how to interpret. The gemstones themselves developed their own language. In England, it was called "gem lore" and was as familiar to people as the alphabet until the early 20th century. The ruby in particular was regarded as a messenger of love. "Rubies are especially suitable for young lovers [...] It is generally regarded as the emblem of the most passionate and ardent love," wrote the ladies' journal The Bazaar in November 1886. Oscar Wilde saw the ruby as the color of the heart, and William Blake spoke of the "rubies and pearls" of the loving gaze. Pearls could not be missing from this secret language, because they are formed inside a shell, and according to legend, the goddess of love Venus was born from a shell. In this ring, which we can date to 1921 thanks to a completely preserved hallmark in the ring band, there are five such precious rubies in a sparkling row. The rubies are flanked by eight natural pearls, which form the setting of the boat-shaped ring. The high-carat gold gives the pieces of jewellery a warm tone. The hallmarks inside the ring band reveal that it was made in Birmingham, possibly in the workshop of John Wilkinson in Mount Street. We discovered it in the south of the island.

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A Ring Tells of Love

€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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