Antique 18th Century Portuguese Reliquary Ring - Size 5 anklet Marked for 935 silver and

Marked for 935 silver and FBE for Geneva

French School

14" across shoulders

which I created from the original pin)

Hairline crack near front closure and scuff on one side - wear commensurate with age and use

Antique 18th Century Portuguese Reliquary Ring - Size 5 anklet Marked for 935 silver andA wonderful and rare Portuguese reliquary ring crafted in the 18th century from silver and gold. It features a wooden icon of "Nossa Senhora" (Our Lady) behind a quartz crystal, framed by a frieze of "minas novas" (quartz), beautifully engraved on the reverse and sitting on an ornate band. In the middle of the 18th century in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, diamond mines and a huge variety of other precious and semi precious stones were