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.