Antique Georgian 14K, 12K & Hand Painted Mourning Conversion Ring day & night earrings Metal: 18K yellow gold (setting)

Metal: 18K yellow gold (setting)

Dimensions: Ring top is 32mm at widest point

This handsome ring has been converted from an antique cufflink

with deep blue enameling in near perfect condition

Antique Georgian 14K, 12K & Hand Painted Mourning Conversion Ring day & night earrings Metal: 18K yellow gold (setting)Mourning jewelry became popular during the 18th century, when sentiment, both sorrowful and romantic, began to be expressed in a more allegorical style. In some pieces, the hair of the deceased was crushed into a powder and mixed with stabilizers in order to create a pigment with which to make a miniature painting for jewelry. This conversion ring was once a brooch, or perhaps had another shank; it came to us in a state of disrepair, with no pin or