No. 62 – Shanghai Medallion, Heart & Silver Ring Oval | Miniature Worlds Paperweight

Every Miniature World begins with a single bead — and a question: what story does it want to tell? This one answered from across an ocean — from Shanghai to Canton, Ohio — from the moment someone carried a city in their pocket and a heart arrived to meet them.

This oval rounded-rectangle resin piece is the most romantic in the Miniature Worlds collection. Approximately 5” wide × 3” tall × 1” high, horizontal orientation, smooth full dome. The resin is pure luminous white — pearl and frost — with extraordinary crackled ice and crushed mother-of-pearl texture throughout, catching light like frozen moonlight or fresh snow in the morning. Three objects, one story. At center top, a round green enamel and gold Shanghai city medallion — the city’s own emblem, a keepsake carried across the Pacific. At right, a large dramatic heart pendant in vivid rose-pink and deep crimson with a gold bezel bordered by a full ring of crystal rhinestones — bold, sparkling, and unambiguous. At left, a large ornate silver filigree ring — intricate floral and scroll work, a statement piece, the kind of ring that means something. Together they tell a story that doesn’t need much explaining: someone left Shanghai, someone was waiting in Ohio, and love crossed the distance between those two places like it always does — completely.

• Form: Oval rounded rectangle — approximately 5” wide × 3” tall × 1” high, horizontal orientation, smooth full dome
• Resin: Pure luminous pearl/frost white — crackled ice and crushed mother-of-pearl texture throughout
• Medallion: Round green enamel and gold Shanghai city emblem charm
• Heart: Large dramatic rose-pink/crimson heart pendant — gold bezel with full crystal rhinestone border
• Ring: Large ornate silver filigree cocktail ring — intricate floral/scroll work
• One of a kind — no two are alike

Shanghai to Canton, Ohio. Love in another world, sealed in white resin. Permanent.

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