Georgian Garnet Half-Hoop Ring lost vintage 4mm of white flesh gradually

4mm of white flesh gradually colouring to pink

Resizable for £35 (get in touch to discuss is the pattern will be affected)

the snake set with vivid red paste eyes and cross-hatched scale details

and the linked serpents and the Gorgon herself upon the goddess’s breast—a severed head rolling its eyes" - Virgil’s Aeneid (Day-Lewie's translation)

Georgian Garnet Half-Hoop Ring lost vintage 4mm of white flesh graduallyRESERVED Charming Georgian half hoop ring set with burgundy flat cut garnets. Resting in cut down 'pie crust' mounts, the stones are set over foil giving them mysterious and brooding glow as the light reflects back out. Dating from the turn of the 19th century, the ring shows signs of its age: a glorious rosy gold patina, some surface wear to the stones, evidence of an old repair to the shoulders, and the head has taken on a slightly curved shape