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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 thistle appears throughout Scotland's decorative arts, from heraldic carving on historic buildings to silverwork and Highland dress accessories. As a ring head design, the thistle's upright, structured form translates naturally into a bold, open-worked setting of genuine presence on the hand.
This ring presents the thistle as a fully open-worked ring head. A fanned crown of rounded floret petals rises above the stone, their tips spread in the characteristic feathered arrangement of the thistle head. At the centre, a round purple cubic zirconia sits in a smooth bezel setting, its violet tone providing a clean and luminous focal point. Below the stone, the serrated leaf forms of the thistle sweep outward and downward in an open, branching arrangement, their curved tips forming the shoulders of the ring and connecting to a broad, smooth plain shank below. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish, the open negative spaces between the leaf forms giving the head an airy, sculpted quality.
925 sterling silver with round purple cubic zirconia in bezel setting.
Product Code: SSR8917
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 thistle appears throughout Scotland's decorative arts, from heraldic carving on historic buildings to silverwork and Highland dress accessories. As a ring head design, the thistle's upright, structured form translates naturally into a bold, open-worked setting of genuine presence on the hand.
This ring presents the thistle as a fully open-worked ring head. A fanned crown of rounded floret petals rises above the stone, their tips spread in the characteristic feathered arrangement of the thistle head. At the centre, a round purple cubic zirconia sits in a smooth bezel setting, its violet tone providing a clean and luminous focal point. Below the stone, the serrated leaf forms of the thistle sweep outward and downward in an open, branching arrangement, their curved tips forming the shoulders of the ring and connecting to a broad, smooth plain shank below. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish, the open negative spaces between the leaf forms giving the head an airy, sculpted quality.
925 sterling silver with round purple cubic zirconia in bezel setting.
Product Code: SSR8917
