Rare Three Colour Gold Mizpah Ring

Mizpah literally means watch tower in Hebrew and goes back to biblical times.

“And [it was called] Mizpah (Watchtower); for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.” (Genesis, 31:49)

However, the giving and receiving of Mizpah rings and tokens really became popular during the Victorian era through to the early 20th Century. It was a symbolic gesture of an emotional tie between two people - friends, lovers, betrothed and engaged, particularly when one or other was absent - for example, away at war.

This is a particularly rare example of Mizpah in three colours of gold - rich yellow, rose and the rare green gold. The beautiful gothic lettering is raised at the front making a stunning ring. The ring was crafted by the workshop of Abraham Meyer Blanckensee of Summer Hill Terrace, Birmingham in 1882. The ring is fully-hallmarked for the Chester assay office and 18ct gold. Abraham Blanckensee was related to the Solomon Blanckensee dynasty.

The band is 7.5mm at the front and tapers to 1.5 at the back of the ring.

Size: O (UK) / 7 (US)
Weight: 3.5g

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This piece has been specifically selected by us, for you. We choose vintage and antique items which we think are beautiful, elegant and classic at a range of price points between £30 and £3,000.

Generally, this means we only ever have one of each piece. We don’t select pieces which are “mass market” but rather items which are more individual. This means that once an item has been purchased, it really has gone.

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