Teeny Turn of the Century N Signet Ring talisman

Teeny Turn of the Century N Signet Ring talismanSweet and petite, this small signet ring is an ideal pinky ring, or a perfect gift for a new parent to wear on a chain. Made by the famed American firm Ostby & Barton for a time, the largest ring manufacturers in the world. Based out of Providence, Rhode Island, and founded in 1879, the business was thriving when Engelhart Cornelius Ostby and his daughter Helene took one of many trips to Europe in 1912. Booked in first class cabins for their return

interest soared in Victorian England and 19th-century North America

with British hallmarks for Birmingham 1876 and makers mark A•I

the Victorians in particular loved to adorn little ones - though these tiny rings were much more often given as a keepsake

pair with a band

this is an ideal mix

5 and resizeable within reason

face of ring is 4mm at the widest point and 14

but cleverly set in a mount known as an illusion setting - the graver work on the metal along with the octagonal frame are meant to give the appearance at a distance of a full carat stone

wide band in rich gold with shimming florentine finishing holds a vivid amethyst with just the faintest pink undertones to its rich purple

feminine lines and soft curves cradle three bright and beautiful diamonds in this gorgeous

they began to develop a reputation of being unlucky after a novel published in 1829

not sizeable without disrupting the inside engraving