Victorian Nine Symbolic Panels Ring lighter carved emerald

carved emerald

Modelled in Sterling silver

directly influenced by the departure of the first envoy to Japan in 1868 through to 1918 when their rule ended

01ct Heart Diamond

Victorian Nine Symbolic Panels Ring lighter carved emeraldDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 An interesting antique panel ring featuring nine framed symbols. Various animals (birds, quadrupeds), people engaged in mysterious tasks, and more abstract iconography reminiscent of scales or temples adorn each of the square faces at first I thought they were zodiac but that doesn't add up possibly Egyptian Hieroglyphs? What I can tell you is that it bears English hallmarks for 18k gold, and dates from the turn of the 20th