Early Georgian Memento Mori Skeleton Ring silver tests as 9k gold

tests as 9k gold

to the Princess Mary some turquoises and garnets and a garnet watch

and displays the pale colouring typical of the Chelsea factory

We’ve never seen one before

to the Duke of Cambridge some pictures of the Princess Mary

Early Georgian Memento Mori Skeleton Ring silver tests as 9k goldDATE: Georgian, 1721 A superb antique skeleton ring dating from the early 18th Century. The head is a faceted rock crystal, behind which rests a skull and crossbone motif along with gold cipher initials: AL, for A. Lagdon. The band is adorned with the full body of a skeleton, finished in black enamel, with an hourglass (indicating time has stopped for the deceased) on one shoulder and a pickaxe and spade on the other (the gravediggers' tools). The