lot/unworn ring in the colors of the suffragettes from our workshop xVbAhGB 624516425 / For sale

lot/unworn ring in the colors of the suffragettes from our workshop xVbAhGB 624516425

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lot/unworn ring in the colors of the suffragettes from our workshop xVbAhGB 624516425

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Unworn Ring In The Colors Of The Suffragettes From Our Workshop

Equal rights for men and women before the state have become an integral part of our society. And yet it did not fall from the sky - the path to it was rather a tough battle, led in Great Britain and the USA by the so-called suffragettes (from English/French suffrage, "choice"). They resisted male supremacy, organized meetings and demonstrations and did not shy away from hunger strikes and outright violence when necessary. The suffragette movement was mainly supported by middle-class women. The colors green, white and purple established themselves as the movement's distinguishing mark and symbol. One of the leading figures of the women's movement, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, proposed this in 1908: "Purple, as everyone knows, is a royal color. It stands for the royal blood that runs in the veins of every suffragette, for the instinct of freedom and dignity; white stands for purity in private and public life; green is the color of hope and spring." Only a little later, in 1910, the "Union Labor Advocate" announced that the colors could also be understood as acronyms. If you take the first letters of the colors green, white and purple, they could also stand for "Give Women Vote": Give women the vote - what the suffragettes were fighting for. Women wore ribbons in these colours, clothing or sashes, as well as precious jewellery. British jewelry companies such as Child & Child, Mappin & Webb and the famous department store Liberty sold various pieces of jewellery in the suffragettes' colours in the early years of the 20th century. In memory of this tradition, we have designed a ring that sparkles in exactly these colors. We have selected two green peridots, four white diamonds and a violet amethyst. They are set in high-carat gold next to each other and across the finger. The design is based on English rings from the turn of the century. Its slender rail and ornamental shapes support the symbolic colors of the ring. In addition, all the stones are set in such a way that the ring is also ideal for everyday wear. A piece of jewellery for women who are aware of their rights and the rocky road to them. A tribute to the suffragette movement!

Estimate:£1,095.76

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