Victorian Mourning Ring Worth

New york as the georgian era faded into victorian times mourning jewelry became less macabre.

Victorian mourning ring worth.

It is rare as i have never seen one the same or even similarone or two minute seed pearls. Depictions of grave digging tools and skulls gave way to softer symbolism clouds and angels as mourning jewelry became entirely about remembering individuals who were lost and was incorporated into the strict mourning dress code imposed upon women in victorian times. Queen victoria was deeply in love with her husband prince albert and when he died in 1861 she fell into a long depression. For sale best offer or auction 1d 12h 54m time left price.

Used victorian mourning ring 9ct gold panel n ony. For sale best offer or auction 1d 13h 9m time left price. Mourning jewellery was designed to celebrate the lives of loved ones who had passed away and each piece has it s own deeply personal history. 285 00 your local currency.

For sale is a lovely 9ct gold victorian mourning ring with its neatly woven hair nice and intact. Victorians turned mourning into a series of rituals designed to show respect for the deceased allow mourners to provide each other with support and reflect on the belief that the deceased had traveled to a better place. This beautiful collection of mourning jewellery and mourning rings dates back to the 18th century with pieces spanning through to the victorian era. Antique victorian mourning hair brooch pin 14k gold.

The popularity of mourning jewelry reached its peak during the victorian era 1837 1901. Victorian mourning ring 9ct gold panel n onyx set. Antique victorian 14k yellow gold mourning hair ring jewelry size 8. Victorians had many funeral and mourning customs.

Mourning jewelry has been around since at least the 16th century but it is widely associated with the victorian era when mass production made it affordable. 275 75 your local currency victorian 9k gold chester 1889 inscribed black enamel hair mourning ring boxed. The trend reached its high point after the death of prince albert in 1861 when queen victoria as well as members of her court wore black clothing and matching mourning jewelry for decades. Queen victoria spent much of the next four decades wearing black crepe dresses and mourning jewelry.

Victorian mourning ring 9ct onyx seed pearl dome heavy quality setting.