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Book Your Virtual ConsultationThis style of ring goes back to Roman times. It is known as a “fedeThe clasped hands, or fede motif (Italian for 'faith'), symbolises the marriage union as the joining of hands in a handshake marks the consecration of the marriage ceremony. It is one of the earliest and most enduring of motifs used in jewellery- seen as far back as Ancient Roman times. Claddagh rings (two hands holding a crowned heart) seen from the Georgia...” ring which is a design of ring in which two hands meet and are clasped in friendship, love or betrothal. It became prominent in the medieval period from the 12th century onwards and in more modern times. The name fede is from the Italian phrase “mani in fede” or “hands clasped in faith”. This ring was made circa 1820 in France and has been well modelled with a male and female hand clasped together. Both hands have cuffs that have the remains of black and white enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery.. The shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. is facetedA faceted stone has small, flat-cut surfaces that make a sparkling effect on transparent stones. Facets act as both mirrors and windows. Reflecting light and channelling light into a stone where it refracts and re-emerges. so it catches the light.
A perfect and very unique wedding bandA type of ring which is an equal width all the way round. They are traditionally used for wedding rings.
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So rare nowadays to find these original early Fede rings and this one is so pretty!
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