22k Gold Victorian 1855 Wedding Band

This exquisite 22k gold Victorian wedding band is a sweet piece of history, with a full set of hallmarks for 1855. The high karat gold has developed into a rich and warm patina, it reminds me of caramelized honey. This rich and deep sophisticated color is warm and not overly siren yellow. The band’s surface shows gentle signs of wear, enhancing its character and authenticity. 22k gold is valued for its purity and symbolic permanence. Ideal for those who appreciate antique elegance, the perfect rich band to accompany against your engagement ring.

This ring was created in the same year as the Exposition Universelle in Paris. This was Paris's first international world fair. This fair was requested by Napoleon III during the Second Empire, the exhibition was France’s direct response to London’s Great Exhibition of 1851 and was intended to claim France’s cultural, industrial and artistic prominence on a global stage. As Paris positioned itself as a global center of craftmanship and refined taste, it reminds me of the enduring quality of Victorian gold jewelry.

This Victorian gold band resisted the furnace, surviving multiple economic cycles where history was routinely sacrificed for melt value. What remains is not just gold but a decision that someone, again and again, will chose meaning over money.

Specification

Victorian, 1855

22k rich amber gold with full set of hallmarks

Makers mark possibly directed to Charles Green & Sons (they still make jewelry today!)

3mm band

5.01g

Care/Clean: Basic

Condition: surface wear on the gold and oxidation/developed patina on the surface

Cost Drivers

Gemstone type: N/A

Gold purity level: supreme 

Gemstone quantity: N/A

Gold weight: above average

Rarity: above average

Condition: average