1858 Gold Enamel Pearl Daisy Mourning Ring

From the late 19th century, the top decorated in vibrant deep cobalt blue enamel enhanced with five graduated rose diamonds, set in lozenge-shaped bezels, mounted in 18k yellow gold....

A rare Russian mid-19th century gentleman's ring from the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas I, set with an old-mine-cut diamond surrounded by eight smaller full cut diamonds on si...

A French scrolling diamond and pearl ring of rococo design set with an oval pearl, the curved shoulders enhanced with lines of rose diamonds, each ending in an oval rose diamond, mou...

Of neoclassical design, this beautiful Parisian 18k gold pin is decorated with translucent cobalt blue enamel over an etched herringbone ground, applied w...

The gold ring is set with ten natural half pearls within a wavy black enamelled surround. Inside the pearl surround the ring is decorated with a garnet that might have replaced a loc...

This 18 carat gold and black enamel ring has the words 'in memory of' across the front of it and is set with 9 pearls. The inside of the ba...

An 18kt yellow gold, black enamel, and seed pearl mourning ring dating to 1817. The piece centres on a piece of likely Essex crystal which sits atop of the letters 'WF' cut from gold. Surrounding this crystal is halo of seed pearls set in a bed of black and white enamel. The beauty of this piece is that the ring is entirely as it was manufactured 200 years ago, with the shank unaltered, evidenced by the uninterrupted patterns on the piece. An absolutely stunning piece of Georgian era jewellery...

George Nassau was an English country gentleman, and the brother of Henry, 5th Earl of Rochford. He was a historian and bibliophile and amassed an extensive library including many manuscripts on his home county Suffolk, with illustrations commissioned by him from leading artists of the time such as Thomas Gainsborough. His will notes that on his death, the following people were to receive mourning rings, valued at six guineas each: Reverend H.I. Berners, Sir William Rowley, John Wright Esq., Reverend William Gibson, Sir William Parker Bt., Sir Francis Hilman, Captain Hopkins, Reverend William Garratt, William Berners Esq., Reverend Dr Kilderlee, Colonel Dupuis, John Phillips Esq., Sir Robert Spencer Kilderlee Esq., James Saicer Esq., James Wenn Esq., Earl Ludlow, George Farrant Esq., John Butler...