Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,200.00
$3,200.00
This Georgian diamond solitaire ring is set in 15K gold and has lovely engraved shoulders (also referred to as chased). The old mine cut diamond, chased shoulders and smooth polished gold back (beautiful in its own right) make this ring classically Georgian. There is not a prong visible on this diamond as a Georgian era goldsmith only wanted the diamond to be visible...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
Late Georgian multi stone harlequin eternity band with individually carved stones bordered in gold which form a complete band, a series of circles within a circle. Rarely have we found an eternity band in a large size 13.
The word "harlequin" comes from the kaleidoscopic costumes of the 16th Century European comedy actors known as ‘harlequins’, conversely, the harlequin ring is also vibrant and colorful...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$7,500.00
$7,500.00
C1770 Silver gilt ring with Glass Tassie cameo portrait of an 18th century gentleman, thought to be young Prince William Henry Duke of Gloucester, younger brother of King George III. Rings set with portrait miniatures of sovereign figures were quite popular and widely distributed.
A "Tassie" is a paste or glass copy of a cameo or intaglio...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,080.00
$2,080.00
Stuart Crystals first appeared after 1649 as tokens of loyalty to the executed Charles I, the Stuart King of England. Faceted rock crystal with a plaited lock of his hair, his image or his initials, were distributed and worn by his followers, loyalists to James II who were referred to as Jacobites. These rings, slides and tokens of rock crystal found throughout the late 1600's were transformed into a type of memorial jewelry...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,900.00
$4,900.00
Our C1790 ring is an 18th century glass intaglio of an ancient signed gem depicting the head of a laughing satyr, or faun (a young satyr). Such carvings were called Tassies (explained further down). "Gems" in this case refers not to precious stones, but to ancient classical Greek carvings, highly valued miniature works of art.
Our glass intaglio is signed in Greek for Ammonioy, meaning "by Ammonios"...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,600.00
$3,600.00
Queen Anne period (1740) large beautifully faceted octagon cut amethyst solitaire ring in a later 18K gold band. This style of jewelry has been historically misnamed for Queen Anne, who reigned from 1695 to 1714, as so called Queen Anne jewelry dates to the mid 18th century.
Among other details, we love this ring for its eighteenth century octagonal shape, the quality of the amethyst and the crimped collet gold setting...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,700.00
$4,700.00
Our poesy ring (spelled posy, posie, or posey) has the deep color of a 22carat ring along with a textured pattern and an interesting inscription "Seale up Secrets" that is both biblical and romantic in substance.
The term "seale up secrets" with its Gothic spelling of seale, refers to the biblical phrase "seal up". In the Bible, the phrase "seal up" is often used to refer to something being kept secure until a specific time...