Telling Tales - again......

Once again, researching an item as simple as a napkin ring has highlighted how often antique items have tales to tell.

SKU: W2558

An Interesting and Collectable Antique George V English Sterling Silver Napkin Ring

A recent addition to the AC Silver inventory is an individual 1930's boxed napkin ring embellished with an enamel pennant and an inscription (see images).

To cut a long story short, Mudhook Yacht Club still exists on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, and is one of the oldest yacht clubs in Great Britain. It's a fairly select yacht club, permitting only forty members.

'Mudhook' is sailor's slan for an anchor, as seen on the pennant - I wonder if it was a considered decision to have the napkin ring assayed in Birmingham........with the anchor as the recognised assay office hallmark!!!

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June - a PEARL of a birthstone

'By her who in June was born
No gem save Pearls shall be worn
They will ensure her constancy
True friendship and fidelity'.


SKU: W1809
A Fine Victorian Pearl and Diamond Necklace

Pearls are formed in live seawater oysters or freshwater mussels.

When a foreign object (bone, shell or coral for example) becomes lodged within the shell the oyster/mussel coats the irritant with a substance called nacre (crystals of calcium carbonate).
The nacre reflects and refracts light, producing the unique rainbow-like sheen.

Individual pearls differ in colour depending on mollusc type, and local influences such as water temperature, pollutants and diet, and it takes an expert eye and patience to carefully 'match' pearls when setting in an item of jewellery.



Pearls come in a variety of shades and tones

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