Georgian Navette Pearl Memorial Ring Size:3.5 with applied oak leaf details

with applied oak leaf details to the centre

and feature French hallmarks

with an hourglass (indicating time has stopped for the deceased) on one shoulder and a pickaxe and spade on the other (the gravediggers' tools)

and remain in remarkably good condition - relatively light and wearable for their size

VS1 clarity

Georgian Navette Pearl Memorial Ring Size:3.5 with applied oak leaf detailsDATE: Georgian, 1795 An incredible antique navette memorial ring with a finely painted oval panel set within a halo of seed pearls. The panel depicts a lady in mourning, stood by a plinth and urn, with the words "Forgive Thy Wish That Would Have Kept Thee Here". To the back of the head is an inscription that reads: "Dorothy Surtees, ob 20 Nov 1795, aet 74". STONES Natural seed pearls MEASUREMENTS Head: 2. 6 x 1. 7cm Width of band: 2. 1mm WEIGHT 6. 4g