{"product_id":"victorian-love-hope-faith-ring-with-hidden-compartment-circa-1850s","title":"Victorian 'Love, Hope \u0026 Faith' Ring with Hidden Compartment, circa 1850s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis 19th Century ring depicts the well-known symbols for Love, symbolized by a heart, Hope by an anchor, and Faith by a cross, in black enamel. The panel at the front has a hidden lid, which can be opened to reveal a hidden, partially enameled compartment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e'Love, Hope and Faith' is a motto that was used frequently in antique jewellery, especially in the 19th Century. Its origin can be found in the Bible, where the disciple Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13:13: “Three things will last forever: faith, hope, and love - and the greatest of these is love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRings with a hidden compartment are often sold in the trade as 'poison rings', however, it is highly unlikely that this ring was used to poison a rival! Instead, these rings were relatively common in Victorian jewellery as a method of holding a memento, often a string of hair or piece of cloth, of a loved one close. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaded hallmark at the back which cannot be read anymore\u003cbr\u003eAcid tested as 14k gold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS size 8, can be resized\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fig \u0026 Gold Vintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069086912582,"sku":"RG-14K-LHF-26-26","price":1140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/0420\/5638\/files\/IMG_1744.jpg?v=1789051543","url":"https:\/\/figandgold.com\/products\/victorian-love-hope-faith-ring-with-hidden-compartment-circa-1850s","provider":"Fig \u0026 Gold Vintage ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}