Georgian Optical Illusion Mourning Ring Size:8.5 artfully draped over the word

artfully draped over the word

Some wear to the back of the band

but presumably not by the general populace

some light wear to the enamel commensurate with age and use - please see images

and finished with a hand-hammered texture

Georgian Optical Illusion Mourning Ring Size:8.5 artfully draped over the wordDATE: Georgian, c. 1820 A fine Georgian mourning ring with two fine black enamel seams around a central "optical illusion" band. The centre band is convex in shape, and has been detailed with straight grooves at a 45 degree angle. When the band is rotated, some of the grooves appear to contort into S shapes a clever trick of the eye. It's modelled in 15 karat gold, and dates from the early 19th Century. An inscription to the inner band (partially