{"id":445220,"date":"2021-08-07T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/?p=445220"},"modified":"2024-10-09T16:25:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:25:26","slug":"flower-earrings-and-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/flower-earrings-and-rings\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower Earrings and Rings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Florals are amongst the most enduring motifs in jewellery. For centuries the humble flower has inspired countless tokens of love, most notably in rings, earrings, pendants and brooches.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hidden meanings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Flowers were a particularly common motif in Georgian rings<\/a>. Gemstones adorned the petals of flowers and their first letters spelt out words such as ‘dearest’, ‘regard’ and ‘love’. Acrostic rings<\/a> such as these were the ultimate gift between sweethearts in the Georgian and Victorian eras. At this time nothing was more romantic than sending secret messages. It was if they were their own love language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DID YOU KNOW<\/em>
Acrostic jewellery \u2013 sometimes known as the \u201clanguage of gemstones\u201d \u2013 spells a word using the first letter of every gemstone used. For example, a piece of jewellery embedded with a R<\/strong>uby, E<\/strong>merald, G<\/strong>arnet, A<\/strong>methyst, R<\/strong>uby and D<\/strong>iamond would spell \u2018REGARD<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A REGARD ring (Ring, Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Ruby, Diamond)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pense \u00e0 Moi <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The pansy floral motif often conveyed a secret message in jewellery designs. As a pun on the French \u2018pense \u00e0 moi\u2019 (think of me), many hearts have fluttered when receiving such romantic pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Victorian Pense \u00e0 Moi pendant<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Forget Me Nots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Florals often appeared in turquoise jewellery from the Georgian and Victorian periods. The turquoise represented the colour of the \u201cforget me not\u201d flower – making it a poignant symbol of remembrance of true and undying love.<\/p>\n\n\n