1830s Cocktail Rings

Enameled Ring with Flowers France, c. 1835 Gold, enamel Weight 2 gr.; circumference 57.65 mm.; US size 8 ¼ ; UK size Q ½ Charming enamel ring, with a concealed compartment for keepsakes and brimming with expressions of love. Gold ring with lower hoop, plain on the interior and grooved along the exterior. The enameled bulbous shoulder is formed of a white rosette, a double-scroll in white, blue, and black, and a flower-shaped end decorated with a dark red iris bloom against black accompanied by green foliage. The rectangular bezel has a concealed compartment with cartouche-shaped hinged lid (slightly loose) and floral ornaments (pansy, forget-me-not, myrtle). The ring is in good wearable condition. On the inside of the hoop is the French guarantee mark in the form of a ram’s head indicating small gold items made in France between 1819-1838. On the interior is a partial lozenge-shaped maker’s mark. This charming ring probably once held a small keepsake of a loved one, like a lock of hair, in the concealed compartment inside the bezel. The stylized floral ornaments are a further expression of love, like the red iris (faith, purity), pink pansy (loyalty), blue forget-me-not, and white myrtle (marriage, love, and passion). For the language of flowers...

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