Victorian Garnet Eye Monkey Face Ring mourning jewellery with French gold marks and

with French gold marks and featuring fine textured metalwork to the silver settings

combined with various romantic sentiments

while the coloured gems have been carved to represent fruit and leaves

with the sapphire likely to be Ceylon origin with no evidence of heat treatment

Victorian Garnet Eye Monkey Face Ring mourning jewellery with French gold marks andDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 A highly unusual antique French ring, the head modelled as a realistic depiction of a monkey chimpanzee. It's incredibly well detailed, crafted in silver and set with garnet eyes. Dating from the late Victorian period, circa 1900. STONES Garnet MEASUREMENTS Head: 1. 8 x 1. 6cm Rise off finger: 8. 8mm Width of band: 3. 3mm WEIGHT 14. 0g MARKS French silver marks CONDITION Very good, some light wear commensurate with age