Antique Georgian Marquis Ring with Bristol Glass and Diamond 1940s people made things to last

people made things to last

Though the maker's marks are difficult to decipher

This fantastic snake is all pattern and smooth shiny gold

the date letter "e" for 1900

Item ID: RG0225002V

Antique Georgian Marquis Ring with Bristol Glass and Diamond 1940s people made things to lastSome jewels feel like signposts from another lifetime, and this extraordinary antique Georgian ring is one of them. It looks as though it once belonged to someone who attended masked balls by candlelight and kept love letters tied with silk ribbon. Its face is a deep, impossible blue, the rich cobalt Bristol glass domed like a miniature pond at midnight. Floating at its center is a tiny silver urn set with diamonds, a motif drawn directly from mid