This covetable Georgian ring is known as a giardinetto/giardinetti (Italian for "little garden(s)"). These floral-themed jewels reflect the mid 18th century taste for delicate, elegantly composed Rococo styles, a departure from the from the heavier and more ostentatious styles of earlier years. Giardinetti rings - sometimes fluid and asymmetrical, sometimes even and balanced - were designed to compliment the floral fabrics that were in vogue in the mid to late 1700s. French hallmarks.
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- Materials
18k yellow gold, silver, rose cut diamonds: center pear shape 5.7mm x 5mm, 1 round 2mm, 3 round 1.5mm
- Age
c. 1780
- Condition
Excellent - see care instructions below.
- Size
7.5, resizing not recommended
Aboutthe
GeorgianEra
1714 — 1837
please note:Not suitable for everyday wear.
Foil-backed gemstones may be irreparably damaged if they come into contact with water. Remove your jewelry when washing your hands or showering. If moisture gets behind the stone, the foil could oxidize and darken. These jewels are extremely old, fragile objects and were not designed to be worn every day. Treat them as the museum-quality artifacts that they are.