Lot n° 70
Estimation :
40 - 60
EUR
Small ring adorned with a milk tooth on yellow gold (750 tho - Lot 70
Small ring adorned with a milk tooth on yellow gold (750 thousandths). TDD: 51. PB: 1.2 g In the 18th and 19th centuries, reliquary jewelry was not only reserved for the church or between spouses or even lovers. Mothers kept mementos of their children (locks of hair, pieces of cloth, portraits), which they secretly preserved inside medallions or in brooches, rings or bracelets made from a masterpiece of hair weaving. Baby teeth are usually mounted in rings.
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