18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Post Medieval fede ring with posy, circa 1650-1720
Located in London, GB
Post Medieval fede ring with posy, circa 1650-1720. A yellow gold fede ring, finely carved to centre with a pair of clasping hands, set above with a hear...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
C1780 Old European Cut Diamond Cluster Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
Impressive Georgian diamond cluster ring with nineteen diamonds in a silver setting with an 18K delicately incised and unusually shaped gold band dating to c. 1780. The pictures spea...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Victoria Strigini: Ancient Roman Intaglio Marriage Ring, in 18k Gold and Jasper
Located in New York, NY
Victoria Strigini (b. 1991)
A deep-set, thick-bezel, handcrafted contemporary wedding or engagement ring by Victoria Strigini, in 18k yellow gold with a high-shine finish, featurin...
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English Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Jasper, 18k Gold
Antique English Gold Band 'Posy' Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
POSY RING “BE TRUE TO ME AS I TO THEE”
England, 17th century
Gold
Weight: 1.9 gr.; circumference: 57.6 mm.; size: US 8.25, UK Q
Fine D-sectioned hoop. Engr...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
22 Karat Gold Hercules Knot Ring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
22 Karat Yellow Gold Hercules Knot Ring by ROMAE Jewelry - Inspired by Ancient Designs. Love as an unbreakable bond - this is the message of our sig...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Style 0.87 Ct Spinel with Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in ISTANBUL, TR
Vintage Style 0.87 Ct Spinel with Diamond Engagement Ring, 14K Solitaire Ring, created by hands from ring to the stone shapes.
I used brillant spinel in vintage style for lovers of ...
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Turkish Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Diamond, Spinel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Victorian Old Cut 0.75ct Diamond Cluster Daisy 18 Carat Gold Ring
Located in London, GB
Beautifully crafted in 18ct yellow gold, this exquisite antique Victorian Old Cut diamond cluster daisy ring is a stunning piece that will make an eye-ca...
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English Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Diamond, Gold
Beauteous 7.45 Carat Natural Hot Baby Pink Loose Rubellite Tourmaline Gemstone
Located in Peshawar, PK
Gemstone Type : Rubellite Tourmaline
Weight : 7.45 Carats
Dimensions : 12.1x11.4x7.8 Mm
Origin : Afghanistan
Clarity : SI
Shape: Cushion
Color: Hot Pink
Certificate: On Demand
Rube...
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Afghan Arts and Crafts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Rubelite, Tourmaline, Berlin Iron, Brass, Britannia Standard Silver, Bas...
17th-Century Gold Band Fede Ring with Heart
Located in Chicago, IL
Fede Ring with Heart
England, 17th century
Gold, enamel
Weight 1.88 gr.; circumference 44.77mm.; US size 3,1/4; UK size F 3/4
Elaborately decorated posy ring, with messages of love and affection.
Gold band, flat on the interior, chased and engraved on the exterior with alternating hearts and rosette motifs. The centerpiece shows two cuffed right hands clasped together holding a heart. Inscribed inside the band in italic script: ‘For love not valer’. Traces of enamel have survived. The ring shows signs of wear through age and is in good wearable condition.
The maker’s mark in rectangular punch inside the hoop has the initials ‘SW’, slightly indistinct due to the punch within the curvature of the hoop.
Literature:
Messages of romantic love on jewelry, and mottoes or inscriptions on plain gold bands go back to the Middle Ages. Beginning in the thirteenth century, ring brooches and rings were given as love tokens and the language of love was expressed in words and amatory motifs.
Each element of this ring expresses love and affection, as well as the union of marriage. The clasped hands or ‘mani in fede’ (Italian term for hands in faith), is a motif derived from the Roman ritual of the joining of the right hands during the betrothal ceremony known as dextrarum iunctio. The right hand was considered to be sacred to Fides, the goddess of trust and good faith. The clasped hands as a symbol of love and marriage has continued in both the ceremony and rings through the centuries, even today.
The alternating hearts and rosettes underline the love message concealed inside the hoop ‘For love not valer’, only to be known by the giver and recipient. The posy declares that the bond of love is more important than wealth.
This fede ring is also a highly elaborate form of posy ring, which are usually simple gold bands with inscription...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Posy Ring ‘Vertue Gaineth Glory’
England, c. 1700
Gold
Weight 2 gr.; circumference 46.68 mm.; US size 4; UK size H ½
Posy ring featuring floral decoration i...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
Georgian Carved Posy Ring 'Nosse Te Ipsum', circa 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Georgian carved posy ring 'Nosse Te Ipsum'. A yellow gold D-shape band, ornately carved to the exterior with a repeating pattern of scrolls, inscribed to the interior with the phrase...
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Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
Post Medieval Gold Puzzle Ring, circa 1650-1700
Located in London, GB
Post Medieval gold puzzle ring. A gold puzzle ring consisting of three interlinked hooped sections featuring a twist to top, the three sections can be...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
Vintage Style 0.99 Ct Spinel with Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in ISTANBUL, TR
Vintage Style 0.99 Ct Spinel with Diamond Engagement Ring, 14K Solitaire Ring, created by hands from ring to the stone shapes.
I used brillant spinel in vintage style for lovers of ...
Category
Turkish Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Diamond, Spinel, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
0.44 Ct Diamond Eternity Ring Band in 18K Gold
By Oshi Jewels
Located in Bangkok, TH
Diamond Full Eternity ring, Diamond band, Stacking ring, Gold eternity band, Gifts for her, Delicate stackable ring
Eternity ring, eternity band, Handmade jewelry, Bridesmaid gifts,...
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Thai Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Style 0.99 Ct Emerald Cut Spinel with Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in ISTANBUL, TR
Vintage Style 0.99 Ct Emerald Cut Spinel with Diamond Engagement Ring, 14K Solitaire Ring, created by hands from ring t...
Category
Turkish Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Spinel, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
Post-Medieval posy ring 'loue is the bonde of peace', circa 1600-1650.
Located in London, GB
Post-Medieval posy ring 'loue is the bonde of peace'. An ornately crafted gold posy ring featuring nine hollow domed half-spheres, each encircled by...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Yellow Gold
Byzantine Gold Ring with Cross, circa 5th-7th Century AD
Located in London, GB
Byzantine gold ring with cross. A yellow gold ring, with a circular openwork plaque to centre with a cross motif enhanced with gold granules, flank...
Category
Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Yellow Gold
GIA Certificated 0.33 Carat Marquise Cut Diamond Vintage Style Ring
Located in ISTANBUL, TR
Gia Certificated 0.33 Carat Marquise Cut Diamond Vintage Style Ring - Vintage Engagement Ring With Marquise Gia Certificated 0.33 Ct H Vs2 Diamond ...
Category
Turkish Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Gold English "Posy" Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Posy Ring, “No riches to content”
England, 18th century
Gold
Weight 2.8 gr.; circumference 60.98; US size 9.5, UK size S ¾
Gold band with D-section, plain on the exterior and on the interior are probably the initials of the giver “DMI” in capital letters and dotted lines (or a cryptic message in abbreviation), and the engraved inscription in italics “No riches to content.” The ring is in good wearable condition.
The maker’s mark in a crowned rectangular punch has the initials “DC” in capital letters may tentatively be identified with the London based goldsmiths Daniel Charter (registered in 1740), see: Arthur G...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Gold English "Posy" Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
POSY RING “I HAVE OBTAINED WHOME GOD ORDAIND”
England, 17th century
Gold
Circumference 58 mm.; weight 7.9 gr.; US size 8/8 ½ ; UK size Q ½
The plain hoop, flat on the interior and r...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique English Gold Band 'Posey' Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
POSY RING “GOD ABOVE INCREASE OUR LOVE”
England, 17th century
Gold
Circumference 57.8 mm.; weight 4.3 gr.; US size 8 ½; UK size Q 1/2
The rounded hoop, flat on its perimeters, is en...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
Antique Victorian 14K Rose Gold Wide Engraved Wedding Band
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 14K Rose Gold Wide Engraved Wedding Band. This incredible wedding band is crafted in 14K rose gold and is very wide. The inside of the ring is engraved "L...
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Unknown Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Rose Gold
Antique Gold English Band 'Posey' Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Posy Ring, “A true friends gift”
England (Plymouth ?), first half of 18th century
Gold
Weight 4.2 gr.; circumference 60.38 mm.; US size 9.25, UK size S ¼
Description:
Wide gold ba...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
Antique English Gold Band 'Posy' Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
POSY RING “PIETY IS THE BEST MONUMENT”
England, 17th century
Gold
Weight: 1.5 g.; circumference: 60.1 mm.; size: US 9.25, UK S
Fine, irregular, D-section ho...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Posy ring, "A loving wife during life"
England, mid-18th century
Gold
Weight 4.4 gr.; circumference: 55.76 mm.; US size 7.75; UK size P ½
“Posy rings,” the...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
Antique Renaissance Marriage Portrait Cameo in Gold Setting
Located in Chicago, IL
RENAISSANCE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT CAMEO IN MODERN GOLD SETTING
Italy (?), 16th-17th century
White agate, modern gold setting
Weight: 10.8 g.; circumference: 54.4 mm.; size: US 7, UK N ½
Substantial rounded D-section hoop, narrowing at the base supports an oblong collet set with a white agate cameo. The cameo features a female bust behind a male bust in profile facing to the viewer’s left. The man has a curly beard, wears a fillet in his closely cropped hair, and wears a draped toga; the woman is less well defined and wears a palla. Both portraits have flat features. The carving has a metallic quality to its lines which enhances the sheen of the stone. The cameo is in excellent condition; the mount is modern.
The Renaissance welcomed a revival in the ancient art of gem carving and cameos achieved renewed popularity. Important patrons, like the Medici, employed artists and goldsmiths to make dozens of beautiful examples that harkened back to antiquity and displayed current fashions. Double portraits of a man and woman, as with this ring, are called marriage portraits. They take their form from cameos of Roman rulers, mythological lovers, and citizen couples.
Literature
This couple could be a sixteenth-century copy of an ancient gem or it could represent a Renaissnce couple in the guise of a Roman couple. The features do not point to any well-known couples. A double portrait cameo in the Royal Collection (RCIN 65861) provides a nice comparison to this ring and is from the same period. For an ancient example of the double portrait cameo see the Metropolitan Museum’s Germanicus and Agrippina (39.22.18) cameo. Another comparison, see the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (a 17th-century cameo with the double portrait of a couple in a three-layered agate, published in Babelon, 1897, n. 1019). For general information on Renaissance cameos...
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Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Agate, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique English Gold Band 'Posey' Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
POSY RING “LET UARTU BE GIDE TO THE”
England, 17th Century
Gold
Weight 3.1g; circumference: 60.1mm ; size: US 9.25, UK S
Medium hoop, with rounded exterior and flat interior. Italic inscription reads: “Let uartu be gide to the.” A maker’s mark, CB (or LB?) app...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Gold
Antique Silver Twisted Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Twisted Band Ring
Silver
England, 15th-16th century
Weight 2.9 gr.; circumference 51.9 mm.; US size 6, UK size M
The wide silver hoop is slightly rounded inside with an original solder point and twisted and beaded on the outer side. Between one of the grooves on the outer side are two out-of-place beads where a punch was apparently hammered in the wrong position. The ring is in good wearable condition.
This beautiful, wearable ring consists of a spiral-grooved hoop. The twisting, fluted band is typical of medieval iconographic rings...
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English Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Silver
Byzantine Betrothal Ring, 7th-8th Century AD
Located in London, GB
Byzantine betrothal ring, 7th-8th century AD. A yellow gold ring with square plaque-form bezel engraved with two crowned full-length figures ...
Category
Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Yellow Gold
Antique 1700s 22k Yellow Gold Wedding Band
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 18th century 22 karat yellow gold wedding band; part of our diverse antique yellow gold rings and estate jewelry collections
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique wedding band has been crafted in 22k yellow gold.
The outer surface of the antique ring is plain and unembellished.
This antique gold ring ornamented to the interior with the original engraving 'In my sight is my delight'; the font is as expected of the period.
This 18th century gold ring has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 22 karat gold; this indicates the high quality of the piece.
Such early examples of jewellery are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
This antique 22k gold wedding band...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wedding Rings
Materials
Yellow Gold
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