Victorian Cricket Locket mid century built in 18 carat gold

built in 18 carat gold with a ruby 'brain'

giving us some context around the ring's history: it was made to commemorate the death of R Madgett on the 10th of May 1871 at age 48

The ancients saw them as messengers from the gods

The name derives from its visual similarities with the rich intricacies of damask silk

Victorian Cricket Locket mid century built in 18 carat goldI don't like cricket, no no, I love it. Victorian silver shield (kind of heart like) locket immortalising the inimitable "bat and ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22 yard (20 metre; 66 foot) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails (small sticks) balanced on three stumps."* With English hallmarks for sterling silver and the year 1888, and the CES maker's mark for Charles