It started the minute I posted it on Instagram-I was sharing my find rather than trying to sell it but the calls, DMs and emails continue to grow.” Elizabeth explains.
And, as for Elizabeth? “I am getting so many inquiries about this ring. Most antique dealers and shop owners feel that they are the guardians of pieces until they pass them on to their next owners and try to never allow themselves to get too attached to a jewel, but when they come upon an extremely rare find-it goes straight into their personal collection. The band is designed with a mechanism that allows you to wear the ring with either the pastel floral or the monogrammed panels showing.Įlizabeth Doyle’s Enameled hinged panel compartment ring, circa 1830 This is exactly what Elizabeth Doyle (co-owner with her sister Pamela of Doyle & Doyle) did when she purchased a ring that dates to approximately 1830 with compartments, which feature enameled flowers on one side, each of which gently flip open to reveal black enameled letters on the other side. You ask for the advice of historians who will look, loupe, examine and explore with you.
You look into similar pieces and for clues as to provenance. What happens when you are an antique shop owner and find a similar piece to one of your top 10 favorite historical pieces of all time–one that you have been visiting in a museum’s permanent collection and that you have been going back to see again and again on the museum’s website?Įlation! Joy! Disbelief! As an antique connoisseur, you allow the emotions to settle and then start on your research of the piece. Elizabeth Doyle’s ring closed on the floral enamel side
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