Vintage Sterling Silver Guilloché Enamel Swivel Ring, Mermaid & Trident Motif, Turquoise Enamel & Silver Reversible Panel, UK Q / US 8.25
Description
One mermaid. Two tides.
Turn the rectangular centre of this sterling silver swivel ring and the scene changes its light entirely. On one side, a mermaid holds her trident among the waves in darkened silver bas-relief, precise and shadowed. On the other, the same figure appears beneath translucent turquoise-green guilloché enamel, the engine-turned ripple pattern beneath the glass catching the light like water in motion.
The dual-pivot construction makes the transformation part of the jewel itself. This is not a ring that simply sits on the hand: it is a ring to be turned, discovered, and turned again. Art Deco in sensibility, mythological in subject, and genuinely rare in form.
The inner band is stamped STERLING. The mermaid figure, likely a stylised representation of a sea goddess such as Amphitrite or Salacia, is rendered with the kind of fine hand-engraved detail that makes the motif legible even at this scale.
The Particulars:
- Material: Sterling silver, stamped STERLING on inner band
- Mechanism: Reversible rectangular panel on a dual-pivot axle
- Motif: Mermaid with trident amid waves
- Face 1: Darkened silver bas-relief
- Face 2: Translucent turquoise-green guilloché enamel over engine-turned ground
- Style: Art Deco style
- Size: UK Q / US 8.25
- Markings: STERLING on inner band
- Condition: Good antique condition with age wear consistent with its era. Light surface wear to the silver, enamel intact. A piece that carries its history. Please review all photos carefully.
Two faces of the same sea: a little silver scene to turn, discover and keep.
Arrives tucked inside its own treasure coffin and carefully wrapped as a vault relic, ready for gifting or keeping.