Catalog: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Period (13)

Late Victorian signet ring, hallmarked 18 carat gold for the year 1909 and for the Birmingham guild and monogrammed with initials SSR (or SRS in Old English script and polished smooth with scrolled shoulders. In traditional three-letter monograms, the last name initial is always the dominant initial and appears at the center of the monogram while the first and middle initials are smaller on either side...

With its openwork shoulders of carved flowers and leaves that culminate into a reeded band, this 14K monogrammed signet ring is particularly enchanting...

Transfixed by this apple green agate signet ring for many reasons; the ornamental grooves that circle undisturbed about the band, the unusual green agate stone, and the icing on the cake is that this ring is hallmarked, leaving no question about the year that this ring was crafted. English hallmarking is the only guarantee you need as to the authenticity of an antique signet ring, and this ring has a complete set; the date letter for 1870, assayed in Birmingham, with the 18 carat stamp...

Our 18K Victorian buckle ring is hallmarked for the Chester guild and made in the year 1915. We can determine that accurately because of the clear set of hallmarks on our polished and well proportioned wide band buckle ring. The ring additionally has two star set cushion cut diamonds set flush with the band. This durable and sturdy design makes our ring wearable for hand washing and most daily activities. Buckle rings were popular in the Victorian era...

Victorian five stone ADORE ring which spells out the first letter of each gemstone in the following linear pattern: Amethyst-Diamond-Opal-Ruby-Emerald. message ring similar to REGARD and DEAREST rings, ADORE rings were romantic message rings that conveyed a personal message of eternal love to the wearer. The Victorians were all about romance and sentimentality and band rings which spelled out romantic words in gemstones, were immensely popular...

Diamond Emerald Amethyst Ruby Emerald Sapphire Tourmaline spells out DEAREST. These are the gemstones in our charming flower cluster ring, marked 18C on the inside band. The letter d references the center diamond and each gem spells out DEAREST in a radial formation with the next letter, the e, the emerald and clockwise about the cluster and ending with tourmaline. How the Victorians thought up these wonderfully sentimental and romantic ideas, we will never know...

This circa 1860 15K early Victorian Regard ring with 5 stones set in radially around the face in a forget-me-not, the first letter of which spell out the word "Regard": Ruby-emerald-garnet-amethyst-ruby-diamond, is what is known as Victorian sentimental jewelry. Our ring has gold milgrain around the border, a lovely feature and old mine cut stones. The model photo shows our Victorian Regard flower cluster ring with a Victorian "ADORE" ring, also available through 1st Dibs, LU25123685652...

Substantial and solid 18K antique triple banded Victorian snake ring set with 2 diamonds as the snake's eyes, lightly engraved scale marks at the top of the head, a curving tail and friendly smile. All the things we look for in a snake ring!

Solid and chunky 18K antique quadruple banded Victorian snake ring hallmarked for London in 1902. The snake has a friendly smile and sweet derpy face and stylized gold eyes, all details showing the creativity of the goldsmith who would have fabricated the ring by hand almost likely never having encountered a real snake. Snakes were a symbol of eternal love and friendship and were popularized by Queen Victoria during her reign in the 19th century...

Our 18K snake ring is studded with a round diamond on its head and is crafted of a rich yellow gold. The richness of the gold-work is a feature of this ring. Note how the goldsmith cleverly weaved the gold tail so it comes up just so around the snake's head. The snake's body is delicately incised to suggest the texture of snakeskin. The stylized eyes set in short cylinders of gold; each house a small circular diamond, securely embedded within...

We love this 15K double snake ring cleverly set with two sparkling round diamond gemstones set securely in a carved bordered diamond shape on the snake's head. Note the curves on the intertwined snake, the intricate way the gold bands weave together when viewed even from the back, the way the snake's tail curves just so around the neck, the gold work hinting at the rough texture of the snake's skin. This ring is all about the details. The ring is a US size 7 ½, resizeable.

Paris in the Belle Époque was a period in the history of the city between the years 1871 to 1914, until the First World War. This period realized the construction of the Eiffel Tower, the Paris Métro, the Paris Opera. The expression Belle Époque means beautiful era and represents an earlier time of optimism, elegance, and progress...

We love this bloodstone Chalcedony signet ring for its unusual decorative shield shape, a copy of a decorative shield that was popular in the 19th century. The shape of this escutcheon (another name for shield) is called "two engrailed top" and refers to the top of the shield with its double scalloped design. The double scallop line references a river or an ocean. The term "engrailed" comes from the Old French word graal, meaning "grail" (cup or chalice)...