This wonderful Georgian ring is fashioned in gold with a hair miniature featuring a lock of hair and pansy with a pearl ovule over the initials "HN" & "JB". "Pansy" comes from the French pense meaning "to think." Lovers of a hidden meaning, the five-petaled flower was frequently used in 18th and 19th century love token jewelry to express the sentiment "think of me."
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- Materials
18k gold (tests), glass, vellum, hair
- Age
c. 1800
- Condition
Very good - small mark on the underside of the head from a previous repair; mark on the shank from a previous resizing
- Size
9.5, can be resized; 1/2 x 3/8" head, 1.5mm shank
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Aboutthe
GeorgianEra
1714 — 1837
please note:Terms of Sale
Antiques can be returned unworn and in original condition within 10 days of delivery for an exchange or refund minus the cost of shipping. Once a piece has been altered, including ring re-sizing, it is FINAL SALE.