DATE: Mid-Century, c.1940

Moshe Oved (1885-1958) was born into a Jewish family in Poland in 1885. In 1903 he moved to England and settled in London, where he initially worked as a watchmaker. He then established his jewellery shop, Cameo Corner and began designing his animal rings during the bombing raids of London. Whilst sheltering in the basement of his shop, he started making animal rings- he started out with a lambs, then eventually designed various birds and other animals.

This heavy silver ring is modelled as a camel, in profile view standing on a bone shaped base with an opening - under it's belly and in-between it's four legs- forming the ring for a finger.

MEASUREMENTS 

Size: 8

Rise off finger: 1.4cm

Length of camel: 2.5cm

Width of base: 4mm

WEIGHT 

17.57g

MARKS 

Stamped SILVER 

CONDITION 

Very good, light wear commensurate with age