#17th century jewellery
Hidden in plain sight …
Gold spray brooch of three enamelled flowers. The floral spray incorporates a tiny miniature portrait of King Charles I, set under a flat crystal at the centre of an enamelled rose. It is a fine example of trembler jewellery, which allows the flowers to move, or “tremble”, imitating the movement of natural flowers. c. 1650.
Image: National Museum of Scotland
https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/?item_id=20873
Jewish Betrothal ring…a prized memento
17th or 19th century, Eastern European or Italian Gold, enamel
Inside hinged gold ornament: Hebrew letters for the words Mazel Tov (Good Luck)
Evidence suggests that examples such as this one were exchanged during Italian Jewish weddings. The groom would place it on the bride’s finger, but after the ceremony the ring would have been kept as a prized memento by either the family or the temple community.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/17.190.996/
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