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Continental Georgian Silhouette Ring
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Continental Georgian Silhouette Ring

18th century
Description

This interesting antique Georgian era ring features a painted silhouette of a gentleman wearing a wide-brimmed hat set within a pink border. It is created using the verre églomisé technique with gold leaf applied to the reverse of the glass.

The setting has a cut steel surround and decorative yellow metal shoulders with shell motifs. There appears to be some gum marks on the gold leaf; the covering crystal is much scratched and would benefit from being replaced.

Ring Size: P½ (8 US)

The head of the ring (incl. border) measures 23 x 22mm

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Wigs on the Green has dated this Georgian Silhouette Portrait Ring to the Georgian era.

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6855
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Description
This interesting antique Georgian era ring features a painted silhouette of a gentleman wearing a wide-brimmed hat set within a pink border.
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It is created using the verre églomisé technique with gold leaf applied to the reverse of the glass.
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fig 1. An oval antique Georgian silver ring featuring a black silhouette profile portrait of a figure wearing a hat set over a gold foil background within a crimped silver bezel.
fig 1. Continental Georgian Silhouette Ring

The setting has a cut steel surround and decorative yellow metal shoulders with shell motifs. There appears to be some gum marks on the gold leaf; the covering crystal is much scratched and would benefit from being replaced.

Ring Size: P½ (8 US)

The head of the ring (incl. border) measures 23 x 22mm

Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Georgian Silhouette Portrait Ring to the Georgian era.

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SA1224518
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6855
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An oval antique Georgian silver ring featuring a black silhouette profile portrait of a figure wearing a hat set over a gold foil background within a crimped silver bezel.
Continental Georgian Silhouette Ring
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An oval antique Georgian silver ring featuring a black silhouette profile portrait of a figure wearing a hat set over a gold foil background within a crimped silver bezel.
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FAQs

A Georgian silhouette ring features a miniature profile portrait painted or mounted under glass, often backed with decorative gold or coloured foil, popular during the 18th and early 19th centuries as a personal token.

These pieces were typically crafted using silver or gold settings, painted glass or card, metallic foils, and protective glass domes secured within crimped collet frames.

Authentic Georgian examples exhibit hand-crimped collets, closed-back foil settings, hand-painted artwork under glass, and evidence of historical hand-fabrication rather than modern precision casting.

A portrait ring functions as a standalone historical statement piece worn on the index or middle finger, or paired alongside plain gold and silver bands.

Closed-back and foil-backed Georgian jewellery must be kept away from water to prevent moisture ingress and oxidisation, and cleaned using only a dry, soft lint-free cloth.
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