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Edwardian John Milne Signet Ring

$3,400

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This ring was made in Birmingham in 1913 and is gorgeously engraved "To John Milne for Kind Services Rendered to the Smith Family 1914". There's a record of John Milne, a private in the British army (13th Battalion, Royal Scots) who died in 1915 during the Great War. He was married to Mary Smith Milne of Glasgow. Could this ring have belonged to him? Beautiful bloodstone intaglio.

  • Materials

    18k gold (marked), bloodstone

  • Age

    Birmingham hallmarks for 1913, engraved in 1914

  • Condition

    Very good - minor surface wear commensurate with age and use

  • Size

    9, can be resized but please note resizing may interrupt hallmarks on the interior of the shank; 14.3mm head, 4.7mm shank

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19001910

please note:Terms of Sale

Antiques can be returned unworn and in original condition within 10 days of delivery for an exchange or refund minus the cost of shipping. Once a piece has been altered, including ring re-sizing, it is FINAL SALE.