Mademoiselle Jules
Silver-Bead Ring
The Silver-Bead Ring by Mademoiselle Jules is a handmade beaded ring crafted from sterling silver-plated brass, featuring a polished spherical bead design arranged in a closed circular band. It measures 5 mm in width and is suitable for everyday wear as a jewelry accessory. The ring is made in Canada and is supplied with a signature storage pouch.
- Color
- Silver
- Material
- Sterling silver-plated brass
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Jewelry > Rings
Color
Specifications
A sterling silver-plated brass bead ring, handmade in Canada, with a 5 mm width and includes a signature storage pouch.
Bead design, 5 mm width, includes storage pouch.
- Color
- Silver · gray
- Material
- Sterling silver-plated brass
- Gender
- female
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Jewelry > Rings
Additional Attributes
- sterling silver-plated brass
- handmade in Canada
- signature storage pouch included
- 5 mm width
- bead design
Product Insights
The Silver-Bead Ring by Mademoiselle Jules is a handcrafted, made-to-order Canadian piece featuring individually soldered beads that create unique spacing and a fine 5mm silhouette, stackable but textured alone. Its silver-plated brass construction develops a two-tone patina as high points wear to reveal warm brass, with plating typically lasting 1–2 years under regular wear. The ring is non-adjustable, requiring correct size selection; re-plating costs exceed the $80 price, and the 3-month warranty excludes normal wear. Retailed at Holt Renfrew Ogilvy and Simons, it is a woman-owned brand supporting Montreal artisans, offering an authentic, nuanced alternative to mass-produced jewelry.
Verified claims
- Handcrafting
- Made-to-order and individually handcrafted with slight variations.
- Brand origins
- Canadian woman-owned brand founded by Julie Etienne, supporting Montreal artisans.
- Retail presence
- Stocked at Holt Renfrew Ogilvy and Simons.
- Bead construction
- Individually hand-soldered beads create unique spacing variations.
- Silhouette
- 5 mm bead row: fine and shimmering, stackable yet textured alone.
- Patina
- Bead high points wear to show warm brass beneath silver for two-tone.
- Plating lifespan
- With regular wear, the silver plating typically lasts 1–2 years before brass exposure appears.
- Styling
- Designed to stack with gold rings; slim 5mm profile for mixing metals.
- Care
- Avoid water, lotions, perfumes, and household chemicals; store in the included signature pouch and clean with a soft, dry cloth only—no silver polish or abrasive materials.
- Sizing
- Sizes 6 and 7 follow standard US sizing and are made-to-order.
- Adjustability
- Non-adjustable fixed band requires correct size selection at purchase.
- Stacking
- The 5 mm band stacks comfortably and remains visually distinct.
- Warranty
- The brand warranty excludes normal wear, tarnishing, and scratches from coverage.
- Re-plating cost
- Re-plating through a jeweler may cost more than the ring's $80 CAD value.
- Value
- $80 CAD – $30+ under Obakki, equals Selene but silver-plated.
- Nickel content
- Silver-plated brass: nickel-free brass core with possible nickel underlayer in plating
- Value comparison
- At $80 CAD, the ring matches the Selene Openwork Brass Ring's price but adds silver plating, making it a value in the Canadian handmade ring category.
Product record
- Title
- Silver-Bead Ring
- Brand
- Mademoiselle Jules
- Price
- 80 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Buying Guide
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Stacking and styling with the collection
This ring is designed as part of the Mademoiselle Jules collection, where each ring comes in silver or gold. The designer suggests wearing them together for a mixed look or keeping to one colorway for a monochrome style.[1]
Product comparison
Compared within this brand.
| Silver-Bead Ring: Choose this if you want a handmade-in-Canada bead band in sterling silver-plated brass, with polished spherical beads in a single row forming a rounded, high-gloss band about 5 mm wide. The designer describes the collection's rings as monochrome with silver or gold options, and the wearer can style them together or in one colorway; the Silver colorway is shown in sizes 6 and 7, and a signature storage pouch is included. Note that the band is silver-plated brass rather than solid sterling silver, and only the silver color in sizes 6 and 7 is established here.[1,2,3] | Shimmery Ball Silver Ring: Choose this if you want a size-7 silver statement ring handmade in Canada, in sterling silver plated brass with a 1.5 cm wide open band that ends in two polished, mirror-like spheres of different sizes. The founder positions the brand as a woman-owned, Canadian luxury jewelry line meant to bring timeless elegance to everyday wear, and a signature storage pouch is included.[4,5,6] | Golden-Bead Ring: Choose this if you want a handmade-in-Canada statement ring whose band is a continuous row of polished, spherical golden beads in a high-gloss finish, made of 3-micron gold plated brass with a 5 mm width. It suits shoppers looking for a compact bead-band design available in sizes 5 and 6, and it comes with a signature storage pouch. Note that small necked connections between adjacent beads are visible where the beads meet.[7,8] |
Image Analysis
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Product
A single beaded metal ring composed of polished spherical beads arranged in a closed loop; front-facing larger beads are visible with high mirror shine and crisp reflections.
- Overall geometryClosed circular ring formed by a sequence of connected spherical beads creating a rounded band profile; beads are contiguous with no visible gaps on the visible side.
1 region
x 0.34 · y 0.56 · w 0.32 · h 0.12 (high) - Bead shape and arrangementSmooth, highly polished spheres of uniform apparent diameter on the visible front arc; spheres sit in a single row forming the ring band.
1 region
x 0.34 · y 0.56 · w 0.32 · h 0.12 (high) - Finish and reflectivityHigh-gloss reflective metallic surface producing bright white highlights and clear specular reflections of the surrounding white background.
1 region
x 0.34 · y 0.56 · w 0.32 · h 0.12 (high) - Visible front beads prominenceThree beads at the front of the ring appear visually larger or emphasized by perspective and occupy the foremost plane relative to the rest of the band.
1 region
x 0.36 · y 0.56 · w 0.20 · h 0.12 (high) - Inner band contourInner edge of the ring is visible as a scalloped bright inner contour that follows the bead row, showing the hollow central opening.
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x 0.38 · y 0.56 · w 0.18 · h 0.09 (high)
Other
Studio-style product shot on a bright white background with soft directional lighting producing a faint cast shadow to the lower-right of the ring.
- Background and stagingUniform white background and surface with no additional props.
- Lighting and shadowSoft, even studio lighting from the upper-left producing a subtle soft-edged shadow cast to the lower-right of the ring.
1 region
x 0.54 · y 0.62 · w 0.18 · h 0.08 (medium) - Image crop and compositionRing is centered in the lower third of the image with substantial empty white space above; image is sharp and well focused on the ring.
Colors
polished silver· beads#CDCCC3- Overall geometryClosed circular ring formed by a sequence of connected spherical beads creating a rounded band profile; beads are contiguous with no visible gaps on the visible side.