Macabre Collection of 20th Century Postcards iron A fine Victorian chequerboard ring

A fine Victorian chequerboard ring set with two rows of alternating emeralds and old cut diamonds

the head is an exaggerated marquise shape

in front of a vine with grape bunches

Crown and Anchor

Macabre Collection of 20th Century Postcards iron A fine Victorian chequerboard ringDATE: 20th Century An interesting collection of death memento mori skeleton themed vintage postcards, the majority dating from the early to mid 20th Century. There are 54 cards in total, some have been written and posted (and can therefor be dated) and some haven't. They are mostly either French or German, and cover a range of macabre topics including: skeletons and skulls, mummies, catacombs, WW1, memento mori art and sculpture, wartime propaganda,