{"product_id":"antique-victorian-14k-gold-chased-band-ring-to-abby-1900","title":"Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Wide Chased Band Ring — Personal Inscription \"To Abby, Love Joe,\" Circa 1900","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis substantial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eband, crafted in 14K \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyellow gold at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eturn of the twentieth \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecentury, is worked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eentirely in a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehand-chased diamond \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elattice — rows of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eraised X's and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epin-pricked florets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat catch the light \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edifferently with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eevery turn of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehand. The profile is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efaceted rather than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erounded, giving the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eband an octagonal, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealmost architectural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esilhouette that was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehallmark of fine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egoldsmithing at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclose of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictorian era. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd then there is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe inscription. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngraved along the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einner band in period \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escript: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo Abby, Love Joe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree words, and an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eentire relationship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esurvives inside them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe will never know \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe whole of Abby and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe's story — whether \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis marked a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewedding, an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eanniversary, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esimply a devotion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat needed no \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoccasion — but the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esentiment has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoutlived both of them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby well over a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecentury, carried \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eforward now in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egold itself. Few \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eantique pieces offer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis directly: a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enamed giver, a named \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erecipient, and a love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplainly declared. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the kind of detail \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat turns a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeautiful object into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea documented piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehuman history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBands \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof this finger size are hard to find\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e since these are difficult to size without ruining the pattern — the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeep hand-chasing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacross the entire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eface of a piece this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewide required real \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eskill and real time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat the bench, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egold jewelry \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emanufacturing at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eturn of the century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas defined by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexactly that kind of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euncompromising \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecraftsmanship. A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecentury on, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epattern remains \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecrisp, the gold rich \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand warm, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einscription fully \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elegible — a rare \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edegree of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epreservation for a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epiece of this age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Victorian Circa 1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14k solid yellow gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e7.5 x 1.5 mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinger Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e5.7 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarkings:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e14K yellow To Abby Love Joe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Vintage Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54040266899770,"sku":"RI244TH","price":990.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7398\/7898\/files\/antique-gold-band.jpg?v=1789154336","url":"https:\/\/petrastar.com\/sv\/products\/antique-victorian-14k-gold-chased-band-ring-to-abby-1900","provider":"Petra Star","version":"1.0","type":"link"}