Vintage Mixed Metal Puzzle Ring
Striking mixed metal puzzle ring comprising six individual bands that, when the puzzle is solved, knot around one another in a pleasing X-like design (all the more pleasing on account of the three gold tones going on: yellow, white, and rose). It's big and heavy, and someone's gone to the trouble of adding a gold collar to the back of the band that holds them in place together. If you're a puzzle-head then feel free to snip this off (but be warned, the six-banders are tricky). We bought this ring with another, larger ring example in yellow gold; I'm guessing that together they were his 'n' hers wedding rings.
Legend has it that these rings were conceived centuries ago by a Persian nobleman with serious marital insecurities (maybe he was punching above his weight?). He got together with his court jeweller, and between them they designed a ring just like this one. He presented it to his wife, on the basis that if she were to remove it (presumably to commit adultery), the bands would fall apart and she'd be unable to reassemble it before its absence was noticed.
I’d take that with a pinch of salt though. Because once you’ve figured it out the first time… it doesn’t take long to put it back together. Oh, and it’s super easy to take it off without the whole thing falling apart.
Another theory goes that they're an evolution of the gimmel ring, popular from the 15th to 17th centuries.
Era: Vintage,
Ring size: O or 7.25 US
Head: 15.5mm by 16.2mm
Weight: 9.6 grams
Hallmarks: English, Sheffield, 9ct Gold, 2007
Condition: Great vintage condition with gorgeous patina
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