Lots of age to this superb mid-Victorian gents silver cameo ring. Likely Italian in origin the carved cameo depicts a classical image of Mars, the Roman God of war and agriculture.
Masculine, the ring is a large impressive size with plenty of presence. The oval cameo is bezel set into a heavy silver mount with wide shoulders that are engraved in an early chased pattern.
A wide flat band completes this aristocratic piece that is bound to become a favorite signature ring that attracts lots of compliments! We like to imagine that it might well have been bought as a memento of the 'The Grand Tour' - a 17th- and 18th-century coming of age custom - when upper-class young men of sufficient means and rank undertook an extended tour of Europe.
MATERIALS: 935 high purity sterling silver.
GEMSTONE: Carved abalone shell/ mother-of-pearl
DATE: 1850, mid Victorian.
SIZE: Size 11-1/2 (US), W-1/2 (UK), 66 (EU).
MEASUREMENTS: Face measures 21x17mm, shoulders 16mm sloping to a 5mm band.
WEIGHT: 11 grams
HALLMARKS: '935' stamped inside band.
CONDITION: Very very good with signs of age and wear as expected in a ring of this age. The cameo features and side engraving on the silver have softened somewhat over time.
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