Old ring - Is it a Jewish wedding ring?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by benbenny007, Mar 28, 2017.

  1. benbenny007

    benbenny007 I buy rubbish, and sell antiques

    Got this ring which appears to be silver and set with different natural gemstones and coral. I've seen a few similar shaped Jewish wedding rings but these were other metals and very plane and not so ornamented like this one. The ring looks handmade and the stones also look hand cut. The metal is silver with no hallmarks.

    Not really sure what this is, could be just a decorative piece. Need second or third opinions. Thank you

    Can also sombody tell me what age it would date. And of its not Judaism than what could it be. Its silver but has no hallmarks.

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I can see why you thought it could be Jewish, antique Jewish wedding rings often have little shapes of buildings with pointed roofs on them. That building is a synagogue and contains the scrolls of the Torah.
    But yours has no building, and stones are forbidden on a Jewish wedding ring. So it is not a Jewish wedding ring.
    Here is a picture of an open Jewish wedding ring:
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    Last edited: Mar 28, 2017
  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I associate that shape with Thai "princess" rings. Yours appears to be an inexpensive street souvenir.

    Debora

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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Seconded. Some Jewish rings do have stones, but they tend toward the inlay types or sometimes gypsy-set and the like.
     
  5. benbenny007

    benbenny007 I buy rubbish, and sell antiques

    Thank you any jewelry. I had a look into that but it was only this image which confused me when I was researching it. Turned out to be something else.
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  6. benbenny007

    benbenny007 I buy rubbish, and sell antiques

    Thank Debora, looks indeed very similar. What could it be than? Just a decorative piece?
     
  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I see. Glad you got confused;), I love Yemeni jewellery.
    That ring is in Bawsani style, it is one of the traditional Yemeni ring shapes. The Bawsani family were a famous family of Jewish silversmiths in Yemen, creating filigree jewellery for all Yemeni communities, whatever their faith. Most Bawsani left Yemen for Israel during 'operation magic carpet' in 1949-50. Their style still lives on in Yemen and in Israel.
    I have a few old/antique Bawsani pieces, here are a 'Solomon Gate' pendant (made into a necklace) and earrings (new earhooks):
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  8. Albert Wilson

    Albert Wilson New Member

    This ring not seems to be a Jewish ring, as if you explore more about Jewish rings you will find that Jewish rings attributed with astonishing miniature palaces, castles and temples, engraved over the ring in place of a gemstone, and often inscribed with Hebrew writings. The old architectural symbols represent the conjugal home of the couple, that often turned into a clasp. When you open it, you will find Hebrew writing inscriptions such as "Mazal Tov” or "Ani Le Dodi" etc. which means “Good Luck" and "I am my beloved's" in Hebrew. Hope that answers your query.
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The ring benbenny posted is certainly no Jewish wedding ring. The photo of the Jewish wedding ring already established that.
    The ring that confused benbenny is Yemeni. Since it is likely to be Bawsani, it can be called Yemenite Jewish.
    Since women of all faiths in Yemen would receive most of their jewellery as part of the dowry when they got married, and were laden with jewellery during the wedding, the rings are often called bridal or dowry rings. Although they are no part of a formal wedding ceremony, they are sometimes also called wedding rings.
    Here is a modestly bejewelled Yemenite jewish bride, with rings on every finger, as is customary:
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    that's a lot of BLING !!!!!!
     
  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    And this is a poor girl, I used to have a picture of a bride who couldn't move from all the silver and amber she was wearing. I don't know if she ever got to her wedding.
     
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