A Unique & Unusual Folk Art Whitby Jet Sweetheart Ring c.1860 sub-Antiques and rebirth

and rebirth

reading “Her Majesty Queen Victoria

HMS Lawford and HMS Mahratta though it is not currently known what ship this relic belonged to

or The People’s Knowledge

It was later taken over by J

A Unique & Unusual Folk Art Whitby Jet Sweetheart Ring c.1860 sub-Antiques and rebirthOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 1870 Approximate UK Ring Size: O or US size 7 The chunky hoop formed from North Yorkshire Whitby jet with punch work detailing in the form of overlapping hearts and lozenge motifs, gadrooned edging and applied metalwork circular beads survives from the third quarter of the nineteenth century. In fine condition, the ring has a beautiful aged patina, the jet stone