The Block
No. 014 · The Claim
$450
Collection
The Claim
A claim is ground a prospector has staked, marked at the corners and recorded in their name. These are the signets: a square, oval or wide face of nugget plates, set on plain shoulders like a staked plot.
The rings
A claim was ground staked at the corners, with a notice posted in the name of whoever took it, and a signet was for signing: pressed into wax, it sealed a document. These are the signets, from Signet XS, the smallest, to Statement XL, about 21 mm along the finger.
Worn
In sterling silver
Every ring of The Claim is also made in sterling silver, in your size.
Signature pieces
The Block
No. 014
Named for the block claim, an Australian miners’ term for a square claim marked out by a post at each corner. A rectangular face with a firm edge holds the nugget relief.
$450 in vermeil
Signet L
No. 401
A signet once sealed letters in wax. Signet L has a large square face covered in nugget plates separated by narrow channels, on plain polished shoulders.
$440 in vermeil
Oval
No. 404
In the 1850s, California miners had their portraits taken with a gold pan in hand and sent them home.
$480 in vermeil
How to wear them
Signet XS and Nugget Band 6 mm on two fingers side by side: the smallest of our signets, and the simplest band, plates all the way round.
All the models
17 rings in The Claim, in 14K gold, vermeil or sterling silver. Filter all the rings
Our story
Designed by me. Made by my uncle.
My uncle runs a jewelry workshop and makes engagement rings for brides. I brought him nugget rings; his workshop casts each one in your size, after you order.
Our story
