Lost Owl Forget-Me-Not Signet Ring
That blue and bright-eyed flow'ret of the brook,
Hope's gentle gem, the sweet forget-me-not.
- Coleridge
A signet ring by Lost Owl. We came across this remarkable antique ring in need of a little TLC. It's made from two 22ct gold wedding bands, fused together with an oval collet that was empty. The original bands were likely owned by a couple, two people now lost to history, but who shared an intimate and eternal bond - their relationship now commemorated by this ring. We added a bloodstone panel and engraved a tiny forget-me-not flower in keeping with the sentiment already attached to the rings.
The forget-me-not takes its name from a tragic German folk tale set on the banks of the Danube. A young couple on the eve of their wedding day are taking a walk on the river bank when the bride spots a cluster of small blue flowers by the water. Her gallant fiancé reaches down to pick them for her but, losing his footing, he's swept away by the turbulent waters. With his last breath he managed to utter the words, "Vergiss mein nicht!" as the threw the flowers at the feet of his beloved. The anglicisation is generally attributed to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who spent time in Germany and would almost certainly have become familiar with the tale.
"Floriography", or the Language of Flowers, was a secret code developed in the 18th and 19th centuries that attached meaning to various flowers and plants. The forget-me-not, as presented here, bore a simple and uncomplicated message of love.
Era: Victorian, 1853
Ring size: K or 5.25 US
Head: 7.7mm by 5.5mm
Stone: Bloodstone Agate
Hallmarks: English, Birmingham, 22ct Gold, 1853, W.S Maker's Mark
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[Last updated: September 15th, 2025]
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