Pre-WW2 Heavyweight Sterling/.925 Prosthetic Eye Cherub Ring (11)

Today most ocularists manufacture prosthetic eyes out of medical grade acrylic plastic but before the onset of WW2 in the beginning of the 1940’s this process was made using glass. Early glass has small abrasions, impurities, and most importantly tiny air bubbles. If you look closely (pictures #11 & 12) you can see these small air bubbles in the glass eye as well as the tiny red veins in which they used red cotton strands for the life like appearance. During the Victorian to art nouveau period (mid 1800’s-1920’s) mourning jewelry was a very common practice. Wearing jewelry with your loved ones hair or teeth was something many did to remember their loved ones and the prosthetic eye jewelry was a rare but small part of this sentiment. All handmade and cast in .925 Sterling silver with fine detail this ring is extremely rare. Very heavy, solid backed with a comfort fit, and broad shoulders featuring double naked cherubs flanking down the whole side shanks of the ring at a size:11 weighing 14g I’ve never see a true prosthetic eye ring this good and I’ve had quite a few myself even though they are extremely rare to find.