Pearl souvenir ring
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9 karat (375 thousandths) rose gold pearl souvenir ring. This compartment ring conceals a lock of hair braided under a domed glass inside the bezel. The lock is surrounded by a set of 16 half-pearls. The rose gold ring is delicately decorated in openwork and separates into two strands forming the shoulders. Jewel from the early 19th century, circa 1810-1830.
Clover hallmark (French state hallmark for 9 karat gold)
Ring size: 53 EU or 6.5 US (size adjustment possible)
Ring head size: 11 x 11 mm
Condition: old trace of resizing, scratches on the glass, dents under the bezel (head) of the ring.
Weight: 2.11 gr
To learn more: hair jewelry was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Compartmental jewelry allowed you to keep a lock of hair from a lover or a deceased loved one (later it would be a photograph). It could be a medallion or a ring for example. There was also jewelry made from hair, it could be necklaces, chains, bracelets and rings. This hair jewelry was worked like textiles: it was woven, embroidered, twisted. A whole craft developed around this new fashion. which would last until the end of the 19th century.
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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