Antique 15ct Yellow Gold Elephant Hair Ring Circa 1900
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Dating to the days of the British Raj (1858-1947) we believe this one would date to around 1900 or thereabouts.
Bright and lush the 15ct gold contrasts beautifully with the Elephant hair.
In wonderful condition for its age with no lifting to the gold or shredding to the Elephant hair, and for once a good large size, truly remarkable!
Mix and match this lovely example with all manner of your favourite stacking bands!
HISTORY OF ELEPHANT HAIR JEWELLERY
Elephant hair jewellery is steeped in mythology and history, below is a very brief account.
Elephant hair jewellery originated thousands of years ago with the early African tribesmen who believed elephants were the only connection between the Heavens and the Earth. They would incorporate elephant tail hair into their jewellery to ward off illness, protect them from harm, to bring them love and happiness.
Later from around the mid eighteenth century when India came under British rule or 'Raj', British colonists, traders and tourist would travel to India to go on safari and hunt exotic game ( it happened.. we do not endorse this ) .... they would ride on the back of the elephant and when finished they would commission pieces of jewellery to be made from their favourite mounts tail hair ( the elephant was not harmed ! ).
These exotic pieces would be brought back home as reminders of their safari and given to loved ones as gifts.
STONES
None
WEIGHT
0.40 Gram
MARKS
None
Tested as higher than 14ct, lower than 18ct
SIZE
V or 20.4mm diameter US 10 3/4
Cannot be resized
CONDITION
Excellent antique condition. No lifting or separation of gold or Elephant hair. No issues to note.
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