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The thistle has been Scotland's national emblem for centuries, its origins as a symbol of Scottish identity rooted in both history and legend. Its association with resilience and defiance, a plant that endures harsh conditions and resists easy handling, made it a natural emblem for a nation that placed great store in those qualities. The combination of the thistle form with a violet stone reflects a long-established practice of setting Scottish emblematic silverwork with purple stones, a pairing that connects the colour of the stone with the thistle head in bloom. The broad, low-profile ring head format gives the thistle form a distinctly architectural quality, the design spreading horizontally across the finger with confidence and presence.
This ring presents the thistle as a wide, open-worked ring head in a predominantly horizontal composition. A feathered crown of fine radiating florets rises from the top of the setting, its detail clearly defined against the broad shank shoulders on either side. Deeply serrated leaves extend outward to the left and right in a symmetrical arrangement, their angular, spiky forms spreading across the full width of the ring head and creating an open, branching frame around the central stone. At the centre, an oval purple cubic zirconia sits in a smooth bezel setting, its clear violet tone providing a focused and luminous focal point. The shank is broad, smooth and tapers gently away from the head. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish.
925 sterling silver with oval purple cubic zirconia in bezel setting.
Product Code: SSR8918
The thistle has been Scotland's national emblem for centuries, its origins as a symbol of Scottish identity rooted in both history and legend. Its association with resilience and defiance, a plant that endures harsh conditions and resists easy handling, made it a natural emblem for a nation that placed great store in those qualities. The combination of the thistle form with a violet stone reflects a long-established practice of setting Scottish emblematic silverwork with purple stones, a pairing that connects the colour of the stone with the thistle head in bloom. The broad, low-profile ring head format gives the thistle form a distinctly architectural quality, the design spreading horizontally across the finger with confidence and presence.
This ring presents the thistle as a wide, open-worked ring head in a predominantly horizontal composition. A feathered crown of fine radiating florets rises from the top of the setting, its detail clearly defined against the broad shank shoulders on either side. Deeply serrated leaves extend outward to the left and right in a symmetrical arrangement, their angular, spiky forms spreading across the full width of the ring head and creating an open, branching frame around the central stone. At the centre, an oval purple cubic zirconia sits in a smooth bezel setting, its clear violet tone providing a focused and luminous focal point. The shank is broad, smooth and tapers gently away from the head. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish.
925 sterling silver with oval purple cubic zirconia in bezel setting.
Product Code: SSR8918
