A rare and wonderful Victorian era ring, modeled in 14k yellow gold, whose gem is a hand-painted, reverse-carved, intaglio crystal, depictingthe face of a red fox. This three-dimensional fox mask appears tofloat under acrystal dome, atop a luminous mother of pearl field—theart of reverse-carving creates the illusion of depth, so that the face of our beautiful animal looks different fromevery angle, as he would in life. This reverse-carved intaglio crystalismounted in a heavy bezel, that nests inside the ring's impressive, figural mount. The body of themount is composed of a carved-and-engraved, naturalistic arrangement of oak leaves, branches and acorns— these botanical, figural elements curve around andoccasionally eclipsethe crystal, cradling it in the most beautiful way! The mount's tree-branch elements blend-out at the shoulder to becomea substantial, tapering shank.
This is a trulyrare, sweet, and heartbreaking object! We stand firmly on the side of prey, and we love this ring as an amulet for someone who identifies withthe swift and clever fox— first they have to catch you! Marked 585 for purity.
Materials
14k gold
Age
c. 1900
Size
US 8 1/4
This ring can be resized (up to US 10, and down to US 6 1/4). Resizing for this ring is complimentary (just leave your desired size in the notes at checkout).
Dimensions
Ring face measures approx 20.85 x 20.15; shank measures approx 6.9 mm at the shoulder and tapers to approx 3.75 mm at the base; rise is approx 6.5 mm.