Victorian Hercules Cameo Ring silver VS1 clarity and F/G colour

VS1 clarity and F/G colour (approx

Notre Dame

An interesting Art Deco period cluster ring set with four diamonds on a square head

circa 1800

5 US or I UK/AUS

Victorian Hercules Cameo Ring silver VS1 clarity and F/G colourVictorian shell cameo ring depicting the most famous of the ancient Greek heroes: Herakles. Or Hercules if you're Roman. Complete with his famous lion cloak and full beard, he's shown in profile and in hight relief, the artist expertly utilising the white band of the bull's mouth shell over an orange brown background. Dating from the latter half of the 19th century, circa 1880, the cameo is mounted in a 9ct gold ring with simple split shoulders and