Early Georgian Memento Mori Skeleton Ring Size:7 Set with old mine cut

Set with old mine cut diamonds and a central blue moonstone

with an hourglass (indicating time has stopped for the deceased) on one shoulder and a pickaxe and spade on the other (the gravediggers' tools)

with hand-chased foliate detailing that adorns beautiful faceted shoulders

quite remarkably

Early Georgian Memento Mori Skeleton Ring Size:7 Set with old mine cutDATE: Georgian, 1721 A superb antique skeleton ring dating from the early 18th Century. The head is a faceted rock crystal, behind which rests a skull and crossbone motif along with gold cipher initials: AL, for A. Lagdon. The band is adorned with the full body of a skeleton, finished in black enamel, with an hourglass (indicating time has stopped for the deceased) on one shoulder and a pickaxe and spade on the other (the gravediggers' tools). The