Antique French "Amabilité" Fuchsia Flower Enamel Charm iberian A thin antique half-hoop ring

A thin antique half-hoop ring dating from the early Victorian period

or even for yourself

but it was Ovid who really fleshed out the story in the Metamorphoses

copper and lead sulphides

with gorgeous blue enamel and contrasting rubies at the wrist

Antique French "Amabilité" Fuchsia Flower Enamel Charm iberian A thin antique half-hoop ringDATE: Antique, c. 1900 Antique jewellery often includes floral motifs, as part of the "Language of Flowers", whereby each flower or plant represents some romantic or emotional sentiment In this case, (hybrid) fuchsia, with its hanging blossoms that almost seem to whisper secrets, was a beautiful way to represent confiding love and trust This matches perfectly with the word finely displayed across the charm "Amabilit" the French word for friendliness