and it remains in excellent antique condition
The ring dates from the 18th century
while the bloodstone panel set in the base in intaglio carved with a compass alongside the Italian motto SEMPRE CONSTANTE
with chased gold ribbons at each compass point
Wear this ring as a lucky token
Victorian Hades cameo layaway matthewartvinstat cufflinks and it remains in excellentDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 (gold frame contemporary) Hades was the Greek god of death and the underworld of which his name became synonymous. He and siblings (Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera) were been consumed by their father, Cronus, as soon as they were born, which understandably bred a certain resentment among them. Zeus, the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea, was the only one able to avoid this fate and upon reaching adulthood managed to