Antique Georgian Marquis Ring with Bristol Glass and Diamond 1940s it measures 40

it measures 40

Though the maker's marks are difficult to decipher

This fantastic snake is all pattern and smooth shiny gold

It is marked 'Plat' on the inside of the band and has been professionally acid tested for metal content

This ring is fully hallmarked with English marks

Antique Georgian Marquis Ring with Bristol Glass and Diamond 1940s it measures 40Some jewels feel like signposts from another lifetime, and this extraordinary antique Georgian ring is one of them. It looks as though it once belonged to someone who attended masked balls by candlelight and kept love letters tied with silk ribbon. Its face is a deep, impossible blue, the rich cobalt Bristol glass domed like a miniature pond at midnight. Floating at its center is a tiny silver urn set with diamonds, a motif drawn directly from mid