1950s 18ct White Gold Wedding Ring With Laurel Leaf Motif By Alabaster & Wilson

A lovely 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) white goldWhite gold is an alloy of gold and at least one other white metal – most often nickel or palladium (both of which act as a bleaching agent to reduce the natural yellow colour of the gold). wedding ring that was made in Birmingham in 1956 by Alabaster & Wilson. For more than 100 years, Alabaster & Wilson Ltd were based in Birmingham and closed in 2018. They symbolised expert craftsmanship and the manufacture of very fine jewellery in England and have made high quality pieces for many of the leading jewellery companies such as Cartier. This ring has a lovely continuous laurel leaf motif. The laurel leaf is a symbol of strength, honour and endurance, but also of peace nobility and harmony.