Early Georgian Memento Mori Skeleton Ring Size:7 all in green enamel

all in green enamel

with hand-chased foliate detailing that adorns beautiful faceted shoulders

set with a gorgeous apple-green chrysoprase cabochon surrounded by natural pearls

modelled in 14k gold

circa 1820

Early Georgian Memento Mori Skeleton Ring Size:7 all in green enamelDATE: 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