Giardinetti rings, more prosaically called "flower pot rings" on our side of the pond, were made to look like little pots or baskets of flowers or little ribbon-gathered bouquets. They were seriously adorable in the 1700s, and they still are!
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| Photo from Three Graces, www.georgianjewelry.com, ring from approx. 1750 of gold, silver, diamond, ruby, garnet, and spinel |
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| Photo from Victoria and Albert Museum, rings from 1734- 1766 in gold, silver, ruby, diamond, and paste |
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| Photo from www.albion.com, ring from 1770 of gold, silver, diamond, pearl, and enamel- the ring symbolized happiness (flowers) and prosperity (barley) |
BTW- they are really rare.
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