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The Antique Early Victorian 1848 Pearl and Ruby Mourning Ring
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£469.00
Sold February 2022
This early Victorian ring, fully hallmarked by the Assay Office of Birmingham in 1848 for 9ct gold features four rubies and 5 pearls in ornate settings. The ring's head joins to stylised shoulders that meet an ornately engraved band.
The ring's head is a locket with a sealed glass compartment to the rear containing a lock of hair. In Victorian Britain and earlier the keepsake of hair was a common practice for the memorial of a lost love.
Ring weight: 1.6g
Size O UK/AU, 7 US/CA, 55¼ FR/RU, 17¼ DE
Please note that due to the ornate engraving of this ring it is excluded from our Free Resizing service.
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