The Journal
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Saints on the Hand: A 15th-Century English Iconographic Ring
St Christopher, the Madonna and Child and St Barbara, engraved on a silver-gilt ring worn in England around 1400 to 1500. What medieval iconographic rings meant to the people who...
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Two Locks of Hair: The Vernon Family Memorial Locket
A plain gold locket opens to reveal the names of Lord and Lady Vernon of Sudbury Hall and two locks of their hair. The story of a rare piece of...
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A Temple for the Finger: The Siamese Mondop Ceremonial Ring
Built like the tiered roof of a Bangkok temple, the mondop ring was made for the court of Siam. We take a close look at a rare late 18th to...
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I Gave Gold for Iron: The Story of Our Berlin Iron Signet Ring
In 1813 Prussians handed over their gold to fight Napoleon and received jewellery cast in iron in return. A rare c.1820 Berlin iron signet ring tells the story.
