Late Victorian Cowrie Shell Ring Roman An attractive Georgian flower cluster

An attractive Georgian flower cluster ring set with an array of "black dot" paste gemstones in silver over a 15k gold foiled dish back

Natural Sapphire - 1

English 18k gold import marks (750)

A particularly cool antique vesta case

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Late Victorian Cowrie Shell Ring Roman An attractive Georgian flower clusterDATE: Late Victorian, c. 1900 Unusual late Victorian ring set with an especially attractive sea shell. I believe (please correct me if I'm wrong) it to be a deer spotted cowrie, from the family of marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae. It's mounted in 9 karat gold with pear teardrop shaped head and split shoulder shank; dating from the turn of the 20th century. STONES Cowrie Shell MEASUREMENTS Head: 1. 7 x 1. 2cm 2. 5mm WEIGHT 3. 2g MARKS