Heaven on earth: Cupido settling down in The Garden of Adin
This adorable French yellow gold ring from around 1840 is a true testimony of how jewellery and declarations of love go hand in hand. Cupid, the Roman god of love, is enshrined as a putto in an infinite halo of filigree lemniscates. On both sides of this marquise-shaped top, four hearts come together to form a universe where one plus one is one, assembling into a four-leaf clover.
Between the shank's edges, filigree frills flutter like butterflies in a stomach. Clearly, this symbolic ring seals the marriage of love, luck, and eternity. An important detail is that this piece was made to shout out loud this message of affection, as the large ring size implies it was worn over gloves for everyone to see.
Nowadays, love doesn't always seem this simple, so our advice is: if they don't make them like they used to, you just buy antiques.