Regency Momento Mori Gold Skull Ring (likely modified from the original) tortoise charm Photos don't do this one

Photos don't do this one justice

This can't be re-sized due to the pattern

educated guess

both opals are in close backed settings

Description: Typical Austro-Hungarian antique brooch but a cut above the usual quality wise

Regency Momento Mori Gold Skull Ring (likely modified from the original) tortoise charm Photos don't do this oneDescription: A very cool little Georgian ring worn as a reminder of ones own mortality! It came to us exactly like this from a good, retiring dealer around 15 years ago but looking at it now we can't say that it started out life exactly as is. The main body of the ring is dead right for early Georgian and is testing as high carat gold, the skull is encased under a thin piece of glass we'd prefer this to be a sliver of rock crystal and its likely that