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Book Your AppointmentI always love the quality of VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). More mourningRings made especially to mark the death of a loved one. Often called 'memento mori' rings. Rare examples survive intact and are highly collectable. More rings and this ring is an excellent example. It is heavy gauge 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) More gold and has been enamelled in black enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. More with the words “In memory of” between raised ornate gold work.Inside the ring is engraved “John Springett died November 23rd 1869”. John Springett was born in 1791, in Wouldham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Springett, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Usborne, was 24. He died on 23 November 1869, in East Farleigh, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78, and was buried in East Farleigh, Kent. The surname Springett originated in Essex and Kent and is the topographic name for someone who lived by a plantation of young trees, a copse.
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A fine quality mourning ring in fantastic condition.
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