Early Georgian Memento Mori Skeleton Ring silver We’ve never seen one before

We’ve never seen one before

Dating to c

The piece is relatively substantial

1cm - Head: 3

to the Duke of Cambridge some pictures of the Princess Mary

Early Georgian Memento Mori Skeleton Ring silver We’ve never seen one beforeDATE: 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