Victorian Nine Symbolic Panels Ring brooches The craftsmanship is exquisite with

The craftsmanship is exquisite with swirling

The three-quarter carat sapphire displays the dreamy pale blue colour associated with the Sri Lankan mines

and he's sporting some pretty wild facial hair

fittings test as 9k gold

Victorian Nine Symbolic Panels Ring brooches The craftsmanship is exquisite withDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 An interesting antique panel ring featuring nine framed symbols. Various animals (birds, quadrupeds), people engaged in mysterious tasks, and more abstract iconography reminiscent of scales or temples adorn each of the square faces at first I thought they were zodiac but that doesn't add up possibly Egyptian Hieroglyphs? What I can tell you is that it bears English hallmarks for 18k gold, and dates from the turn of the 20th