Antique Victorian Amethyst and Pearl Mourning Ring

Antique Victorian Amethyst and Pearl Mourning RingAn antique amethyst mourning ring from the Victorian era, with an ornate face and shoulders; featuring seed pearls, a central amethyst, enamel work on the shoulders and a closed back setting. The black enamel work and pearls are typical of mourning jewellery, with each pearl said to represent a tear, shed for the lost loved one. The amethyst has a little wear, as could be expected with a ring of this age. Ring size O The head of the ring measures:

Ring size: UK: O / USA: 7

featuring a square cut sapphire with two star set diamonds in 18ct white gold on either side

with 3 star set diamonds

An absolutely stunning vintage natural diamond solitaire ring

Although made in the 1970s

It hangs elegantly and looks beautiful when worn

It features a domed platinum band encrusted in diamonds with a central pear shaped diamond

The locket is: 2

The head of the ring measures: 2mm wide (including the shoulders) x 9mm

Old cut diamonds are so called because they hail from the first 'old' diamond mines in the 1800s and earlier

The ring has nice clear hallmarks for Birmingham 1906

which reads “And [it was called] Mizpah