Georgian 18KT gold portrait miniature ring, a young lady painted in watercolour on an oval panel under glass, set in a closed gold bezel.
The sitter is shown head and shoulders turned slightly to the right, her hair powdered and dressed in soft curls with ringlets at the neck, against a grey blue ground. The oval bezel is closed at the back, worked as a radiating fluted shell that turns about the centre, and the shoulders are pierced and chased with foliate scrolls before narrowing into a slender shank. Portrait rings of this kind were given as tokens of love and remembrance in the eighteenth century.
Dimensions -
Ring: 2 cm by 1.8 cm
Size: UK I / US 4¼ / EU 47.5
Weight: 2.6 grams
Specifications -
Period: Georgian
Metal: 18KT yellow gold
Miniature: Painted portrait of a lady, oval, under glass
Back: Closed, radiating fluted shell
Shoulders: Pierced and chased foliate scrolls
Condition :
Good antique condition for its age. The painting is clear and the face undamaged, with small dark foxing spots to the left of the ground under the glass. The gold shows gentle wear consistent with age.
Georgian 18KT gold portrait miniature ring, a young lady painted in watercolour on an oval panel under glass, set in a closed gold bezel.
The sitter is shown head and shoulders turned slightly to the right, her hair powdered and dressed in soft curls with ringlets at the neck, against a grey blue ground. The oval bezel is closed at the back, worked as a radiating fluted shell that turns about the centre, and the shoulders are pierced and chased with foliate scrolls before narrowing into a slender shank. Portrait rings of this kind were given as tokens of love and remembrance in the eighteenth century.
Dimensions -
Ring: 2 cm by 1.8 cm
Size: UK I / US 4¼ / EU 47.5
Weight: 2.6 grams
Specifications -
Period: Georgian
Metal: 18KT yellow gold
Miniature: Painted portrait of a lady, oval, under glass
Back: Closed, radiating fluted shell
Shoulders: Pierced and chased foliate scrolls
Condition :
Good antique condition for its age. The painting is clear and the face undamaged, with small dark foxing spots to the left of the ground under the glass. The gold shows gentle wear consistent with age.
