Metal: 15K Gold

Stone: Ruby

Size: 6.5

What You Should Know: A spectacular example of Victorian Jewelry with a hidden locket compartment.

*This Ring Can Be Resized.

There is something historic and classic about a locket. We often think of lockets in pendant form but locket rings were used as far back as ancient India.

Locket rings are both practical and sentimental—it’s all about what the wearer chooses to place in the compartment. If you had some devious goals in mind, or a cloak and dagger kind of lifestyle, you might opt to house a bit of poison in the secret compartment. This approach was popular in Europe during the sixteenth century. But if you were more of the sentimental persuasion, your locket ring could hold perfume, locks of hair, portraits, a talisman, or a meaningful message. A painted portrait was the bee's knees during the Renaissance, especially for those mourning the death of a loved one.

Queen Elizabeth I wore a locket ring everyday that contained one portrait of herself and one of her mother, Anne Boleyn. Featuring chunky table cut diamonds in the shape of the letter E and a blue enamel R, the ring’s shank is mother of pearl and ruby inlay. An extraordinarily unique piece!

This incredible ruby ring has a secret compartment for all your important keepsakes. The 15K gold is crafted ever so carefully with a working hinge — an unparalleled example of Victorian skill, practicality, and beauty all rolled into one.