Jewellery, Objects of Vertu, Silver and Watches

Royal Interest: A Victoria and Albert wedding commemorative ring, 1840, the wirework ring comprising a central lover’s knot flanked by two small medallions featuring Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha respectively, the reverse of each with a royal crown surrounded by the legend ‘Married Feb 10 1840’, ring size R. £500-£700

This finger ring commemorates the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha on 10 February 1840. It is one of a selection commissioned and distributed personally by Queen Victoria.

“At the marriage of Queen Victoria, rings were distributed having the royal likeness in profile in gold: the legend being ‘Victoria Regina’. The whole was less than a quarter of an inch in diameter, but with the aid of a powerful magnifying-glass the features were disclosed beautifully delineated. The Queen was so pleased with this microscopic work of art that she ordered six dozen impressions to be struck and set by the court jewellers, Rundle and Bridges (sic), in gold rings for distribution among distinguished personages”. Finger-Ring Lore, W. Jones, 1877, p 296.


See Museum of London, item ref 46.18, for a similar example.

This ring is illustrated in Rings 1800-1910, a study of English and related designs, by Verlaine Davies, pub. Write Designs, 2009, p.82.