A Unique & Unusual Folk Art Whitby Jet Sweetheart Ring c.1860 sub-Antiques Painted Lady

Painted Lady

There is Scottish newspaper present dated to 1959

136 Renfield Street Glasgow”

The stand is relatively loose but still sound and the hallmarks are discernible

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A Unique & Unusual Folk Art Whitby Jet Sweetheart Ring c.1860 sub-Antiques Painted LadyOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 1870 Approximate UK Ring Size: O or US size 7 The chunky hoop formed from North Yorkshire Whitby jet with punch work detailing in the form of overlapping hearts and lozenge motifs, gadrooned edging and applied metalwork circular beads survives from the third quarter of the nineteenth century. In fine condition, the ring has a beautiful aged patina, the jet stone