Victorian Blue Enamel Pearl Ring 15k Gold size 7.75 I’d forgotten I was even

I’d forgotten I was even wearing it

The owner was a lovely and extremely well put together older lady who had to take a break from us to take a phone call from a musician who was playing the arena in DC that night

carved with the face of a jack-o-lantern

This antique Victorian bloodstone seal pendant was handcrafted in England around 1850

When she flipped it open

Victorian Blue Enamel Pearl Ring 15k Gold size 7.75 I’d forgotten I was evenThis beautiful ring reminds of portraits from the Renaissance of beautiful ladies with pearls and velvet ribbons netted through their bound up hair. The three swirling rows of creamy white pearls are separated by a bright twist of blue enamel in what certainly started life as a memorial ring. This ring would have had a locket on the inside, most likely containing a lock of hair, but its been covered up with a piece of gold, probably quite a long time