Antique Enamel Rebus Ring (ME) with Diamonds

Antique Enamel Rebus Ring (ME) with Diamonds

$6,500.00

Antique “Bristol Blue” enamel, 18k gold and rose-cut diamond ring. “ME” is representative of AIME for love and friendship. Collector’s piece.

Origin: England, c. 1820

Size: approx 6.5

Width: 5mm

Weight: 4.6

Notes: in excellent condition, has been resized once and can be resized again within reason.

This piece originally included a Stanhope - a miniature convex lens, binocular that was used to view tiny photographic images or tiny works of art. Victorian sentimental jewelry made use of this technology to add a new dimension to novelty jewelry. This stanhope is no longer functional.

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