Early Victorian "Mars" Cameo Brooch signet ring It's modelled in 15k yellow

It's modelled in 15k yellow gold

Each flag has either an alphanumeric designation

dotted with gold

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A striking robin's egg blue enamelled bangle dating from the latter half of the 19th Century

Early Victorian "Mars" Cameo Brooch signet ring It's modelled in 15k yellowDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 Mars, god of war (and also an agricultural guardian, apparently). This superb early Victorian cameo depicts Mars with shield and spear, wearing a magnificent helmet adorned with a griffin (the legendary beast with the head and wings of an eagle, and body of a lion). The son of Jupiter and Juno, Mars, unlike his Greek counterpart Ares, held an important and dignified position within the Roman pantheon. Whereas the Greeks saw