This extraordinary and very rare full-skeleton ring is the only one we've seen in nearly a decade. A crowned skeleton, hourglass, gravedigger's tools, and a plaque which reads "Memento Mori" all serve to remind us that tempus fugit / time is fleeting. It's engraved inside for Saml [Samuel] Chanter Gent [Gentleman??] who died on 1 Mar 1721 Aeta 22. Why is the skeleton wearing a crown? Was there a connection to royalty here?
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- Materials
22k gold (tests), silver, enamel, rock crystal, gold thread
- Age
Dedicated in 1721
- Condition
Very good - some minor loss to the enamel
- Size
6, cannot be resized; 3.5mm shank
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GeorgianEra
1714 — 1837
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Antiques can be returned unworn and in original condition within 10 days of delivery for an exchange or refund minus the cost of shipping. Once a piece has been altered, including ring re-sizing, it is FINAL SALE.