![]() We also perform some additional fraud checks on our orders because of the high value of our antiques. UK: We aim to dispatch within one working day, and we use next day tracked services for our shipping. Once we've completed your resize then delivery times are as follows: Depending on workload it usually takes 3-5 working days, though on complex rings or large resizes we may need a little extra time. Orders with Free Resizing: If you've selected a different size from the ring's current size then our goldsmith will work to resize your ring. If you are outside the UK we are required by your country to include a customs declaration on the packaging, so we can't keep those as hush-hush. Rings are delivered in an unbranded box, as we know many people want their gifts to be a surprise. If the description stated the ring would contain any additional paperwork then that will be included in the envelope. Alongside that we'll include an envelope containing a keepsake letter about your specific jewellery and its history for the recipient. Your ring will arrive inside a large ring box, inside a storage/presentation box. We offer Free Resizing on rings with a purchase price of £250 or more, except where stated in the ring's description. Simply put, if you see a size picker on the ring page, then it qualifies for Free Resizing. If you think the ring qualifies but still don't see the picker then send us an email and we'll double-check for you. If there's no size picker then it likely doesn't qualify. ![]() The options for resizing on each ring's page are specifically for that ring, based on its current size and what sizes it could safely resize to. How long does resizing take?ĭepending on our workload and the complexity of the ring's structure a resize can take between 3 and 10 working days (most commonly 5). This adds a few extra days before despatch as our goldsmith has to work on your ring with antique and vintage pieces they're one of a kind so we take time to ensure it's done well. ![]() Pick the size you need and we'll resize the ring before sending it to you. Simply put, if you see a size picker on the ring page, then it qualifies. You can also request a free finger measure, and get your size before placing an order. We'll also do this for you if you're in the UK and select the No Resizing option. Just fill out the form and send it and the ring to us within 14 days of receiving your order and we'll resize it. If you're in the UK just select “I'm Not Sure” and in the box with your ring we'll include a finger measure, and a resizing form. What if I'm not certain of the size I need? Important Notes: This item is excluded from our Free Resizing service. Provenance: Acquired from an established BNTA and AIAA registered ancient art dealer. Formerly in a private collection of a Sussex lady since the mid 1960s. This silver ring with D-section hoop, expanding to fluted shoulders supporting a cushion-shaped bezel, and a raised rectangular panel with rounded edges features an open back to the head (now empty), where someone could have placed a memento of their deceased loved one.Īn exceptional piece of interesting memento mori jewellery in fully wearable condition. ![]() While we are alive now, and death is inevitable for us all, life will be born from our death. This idea that we are all to end, that is so common in memento mori rings, is met with an optimistic flower to the right of the skeleton. We are alive in contemplation, yet knowing that we are, in the grand scheme of it all, already dead. This ring asks the wearer to 'know thyself', and instead of the traditional motif of death being your inescapable end it shows us in three states. Often given or made after a death, these rings ask you to reflect upon your life for a moment and 'remember you will die', sometimes with that exact phrase in Latin, 'memento mori', on the ring. ![]() Memento Mori rings were a medieval tradition designed to remind the wearer of the preciousness of life. 'Nosse Te Ipsum', or 'Know Thyself' reads the inscription on this fully wearable 18th Century ring as a skeleton contemplates existence. ![]()
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