Vintage Black Onyx Heart Signet Ring in 9K Yellow Gold

Details

Metal
9K yellow gold, vintage and unaltered. English stamps and markings on the inside of the ring.
Stone
Natural black onyx, heart-shaped cabochon.

Dimensions
The onyx heart measures 5x5 mm's
The ring's band measures 3mm in the back at its thinnest.
Size
The ring measures a size 7 1/4. It can be sized up or down 1.5 sizes at no additional cost. If you need a different size than 7 1/4, please mention the size you need in the comments box at checkout.

Origins and Construction
Vintage dome signet ring with tapered shank, heart-shaped black onyx cabochon, and hand-engraved sunburst milgrain surround. Estimated mid-20th century. This piece has not been altered, resized, repolished, or modified.

Availability
One of one. Vintage, pre-owned, and unrepeatable.

Shipping
In stock and ready to ship. If you need the ring size, please add 7-9 days to the shipping time.

This is the kind of ring you put on your index finger on a Tuesday and immediately feel more like yourself. It is bold without being loud, and romantic without getting soft in the way the best old jewelry tends to be. The heart-shaped black onyx sits low in the gold, framed by a hand-engraved sunburst surround that gives the whole ring a quiet little charge. Not sweet or severe, just right.

The gold has the satin warmth that only comes from decades of wear. That is not damage. That is evidence. The dome has softened in the places a hand softens gold over time, and the surface carries the kind of lived-in presence that new pieces try to imitate and usually fail.

Black onyx has spent centuries moving through mourning jewelry, protection pieces, and love tokens. Here, in a heart shape, it keeps that tension beautifully: devotion with a shadow, sentiment with a spine.

Nothing has been added to this ring. Nothing has been cleaned into blandness. I did not intervene here because the piece did not need it. This one arrived already speaking the language.

Care

This is a vintage piece in excellent condition, but it should still be treated with respect. Remove before applying lotions, or using perfume. Wipe gently with a dry or barely damp soft cloth after wear, and store separately in a soft pouch or lined box to protect the gold and onyx.

Do not use ultrasonic cleaners or harsh chemical solutions on the onyx.

This ring has already lived one life. Let it keep going.

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