Antique Victorian Bloodstone Ring Skull Crossbones 9Ct Gold Circa 1880

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This extraordinary antique Victorian ring is set with an impressive Bloodstone with a unique intaglio print of a Skull and crossbones.

Bloodstone is a form of Jasper with distinct speckled red spots which in the middle ages were said to be formed at the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ when the blood fell to the ground and turned to stone.

The gallery is hallmarked inside the shank and is Circa 1880 though the Bloodstone carving has been added more recently to the antique mount to represent the Memento Mori jewellery of the 18th century.

Memento mori is Latin for ‘Remember that you have to die’. This form of jewellery was decorated with skulls, crossbones and coffins which seem macabre today but these pieces were a reminder to cherish each waking day.

The ring is a solid design with fancy engraved shoulders all commissioned in 9ct Yellow Gold. It is highly collectable and would suit either sex.

We recommend you insure for £1750, We can provide a written Valuation on completion of the sale.

WEIGHT: 4 grams

MEASURES: M ½ in the UK or 6 ½ USA - Can be sized, we offer this service for free, it takes approximately one week.

FACE MEASURES: Width 17mm x Height 16mm x Depth 4mm

STONE MEASURES: Width 11mm x Height 14mm

METAL: 9ct Yellow Gold

STONES: Bloodstone

AGE: Victorian, Circa 1880

MARKS: 9ct stamp, Makers initials: A.W. & S

CONDITION: Excellent

ITEM NUMBER: 19-1067