Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14

Antique Georgian 14K Gold Mourning Ring with Braided Hair

$895
£679.11
€776.50
CA$1,250.07
A$1,389.91
CHF 725.73
MX$16,918.59
NOK 9,260.06
SEK 8,676.23
DKK 5,795.13
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

A fine antique mourning ring. In 14 karat yellow gold. With braided hair under a beveled bezel-set glass bezel. The center-set bezel section surrounded by embossed floral work. The band with stepped shoulders and a taper to the shank. In the Georgian and Victorian eras, woven hair art was used to memorialize a departed loved one or given as a keepsake memorial for a loved one in their absence. Simply a wonderful early ring! Date: Late 18th or Early 19th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall fair, as-pictured, used estate condition. Condition Details: There is clouding and content haze under the bezel. There is fritting and chipping to the corners of the facets of the crystal bezel. Otherwise, there are some fine and light dings & indentations, some light edge wear, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. Fineness: Unmarked for gold fineness. Professionally tests at 14k or higher. Marks: Unmarked Ring Size: ca. 8 Measurements: Height: ca. 8mm Width: ca. 20mm Depth: ca. 21mm Weight: ca. 1.6 g Items purchased from this dealer must delight you. Purchases may be returned for any reason for a period of 7 days.
  • Ring Size:
    8 US, Not Resizable
  • Metal:
  • Weight:
    1.6 g
  • Style:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Late 18th or Early 19th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. See description for condition details.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 522024190444DIINVX22_IMX1stDibs: LU849322872302

More From This Seller

View All
Antique Georgian Gold and Enamel Hair Mourning Brooch for Isaac Shakespeare
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Georgian gold and enamel hair art mourning pin. Memorializing Isaac Shakespeare (possibly a William Shakespeare descendent). With braided hair behind glass in a worked gold setting with a black enamel band. The enamel band has gold lettering that reads: IN MEMORY OF *. The dedication on the reverse reads: Isaac Shakespeare Died 14...
Category

Antique 1820s British Georgian Brooches

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Georgian Gold, Enamel, and Seed Pearl Braided Hair Mourning Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian gold, seed pearl, hair, and enamel mourning brooch. With braided or plaited hair behind glass in a worked gold setting set with seed pearls and surrounded by a black enamel band. The reverse bears a pin for attachment and likely had a jump ring removed. In the Georgian and Victorian eras, woven hair art was used to memorialize a departed loved one or given as a keepsake memorial for a loved one in their absence. The gold tests at 10k. Simply a wonderful Georgian mourning brooch...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Brooches

Materials

Pearl, Gold, Enamel

Vintage Chinese 18K Gold Abacus Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese gold ring. In 18 karat yellow gold. The ring designed with a functional abacus with moving beads to its head. With embossed butterf...
Category

20th Century Chinese Retro Cocktail Rings

Materials

18k Gold

Mid-Century 14 Karat Tiffany & Co. Gold Band or Wedding Ring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine wedding band or ring. By Tiffany & Co. In 14k yellow gold. With engraved diagonal lines around the circumference of the large half round band. Simply a wonderful rin...
Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Wedding Rings

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold

Antique Georgian/Victorian 14k Gold and Seed Pearl Braided Hair Mourning Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique mourning brooch. In 14k (or 15k) yellow gold. Set with 2 concentric rows of seed pearls - each with dentil decorated bezels and braided locks of hair set under facet...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Brooches

Materials

Pearl, 14k Gold

Antique French Art Deco 18 Karat Gold & Pearl Cocktail Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine French Art Deco period cocktail ring. In 18k yellow gold. Prong set with a large ca. 9 mm off-round, slightly baroque white pearl in a shaped setting. Hallmarked on the ba...
Category

20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold

You May Also Like

Antique Victorian 14 Karat Yellow Gold Engraved Black Enamel Mourning Ring
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Engraved Black Enamel Mourning Ring. This gorgeous ring has engraved and enameling going around ...
Category

Antique 1850s Victorian Band Rings

Materials

Yellow Gold, Enamel

Victorian Memorial Memento Yellow Gold and Woven Hair Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1908 Victorian Memorial Memento 15K Yellow Gold Ring, the top of the ring measures 13 X 10 M.M. with intricately Woven Hair under Glass, a fin...
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Victorian More Rings

Materials

15k Gold

Antique Georgian mourning ring, 9k rose gold
Located in NEWARK, GB
This charming antique Georgian Mourning ring is full of character. The simple design in no way detracts from it's sentiment and beauty, an earl...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Georgian Band Rings

Materials

9k Gold, Rose Gold

Victorian Black Enamel 9 Carat Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
A very fine Victorian black enamel mourning ring. The ring holds a lock of hair within a glazed panel. Fully hallmarked Birmingham 1866. Ring Size: M 1/2...
Category

Antique 1860s British Victorian More Rings

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Mourning Hair Band Ring
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Mourning Hair Band Ring. This amazing mourning ring still has the hair intact and is not engraved with any initials! It is very rare to co...
Category

Antique 1870s Unknown Victorian Band Rings

Materials

Yellow Gold

Antique Victorian 9K Yellow Gold Hairwork Mourning Buckle Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique hairwork and gold ring, comprising plaited brunette hairwork, set in a 9 karat yellow gold band. This unusual ring is crafted in the form of a buckle, or belt. The edge ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Band Rings

Materials

9k Gold, Yellow Gold