{"product_id":"hope-in-sulphide","title":"Hope in Sulphide","description":"\u003cp\u003eFine Georgian mourning ring depicting the figure of Hope with her anchor as a cameo 'sulphide' on a ground of hairwork. c.1800.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFluted shoulders and reeded shank. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCameo 2cms by 1.5cms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 8.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSulphides were popularized by Apsley Pellatt and James Tassie in the late c18th and early c19th called 'cameo incrustations'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the Christian virtues,Hope was a popular theme in late c18th decorative art, in prints,ceramics, and jewellery, to safeguard against the perils of life at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHope was often seen on mourning rings leaning on her anchor,unusually here arm outstretched pointing heavenward and her drapery caught by the wind,the anchor holding her fast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63969679671645,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_82734b0f9fdd4af99a772521d0bc1426_mv2.avif?v=1774369825","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/hope-in-sulphide","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}