ANTIQUE 1870s VICTORIAN MEDALLION NAPKIN RING HEAVY 46.6 G COIN/STERLING SILVER For Sale

OFFERED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A MAGNIFICENT, HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AMERICAN VICTORIAN MEDALLION NAPKIN RING FROM AESTHETIC MOVEMENT ERA ( CIRCA 1865-1885 ). THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY , PREMIUM- GRADE PIECE WEIGHING A SUBSTANTIAL 46.6 GRAMS- NEARLY DOUBLE THE WEIGHT OF STANDARD ANTIQUE NAPKIN RINGS FROM THIS PERIOD. THE CENTERPIECE OF THE RING FEATURES A PROMINENT , DEEPLY STRUCK, HIGH- RELIEF CLASSICAL PORTRAIT MEDALLION. THE GRECO -ROMAN BUST DEPICTS A FINELY DETAILED FACE WITH LONG FLOWING HAIR TIED NEATLY IN THE BACK, WEARING A TRADITIONAL CLASSICAL CAP/ HEADBAND. THE MEDALLION IS FRAMED BY EXQUISITE , SHARP GEOMETRIC AND FLORAL ETCHING THAT ELEGANTLY FLOWS OUT ON THE SIDES . WHILE THE PIECE IS LEGALLY UNMARKED - WHICH IS COMMON FOR CUSTOM PRESENTATION SILVER AND COIN SILVER PIECES CRAFTED PRIOR TO LATE 19TH CENTURY STANDARDIZATION -IT BOASTS UNDENIABLE TEXTBOOK INDICATORS OF 19TH CENTURY MASTER CRAFTSMANSHIP . THE INTERIOR OF THE RING FEATURES STUNNING NATURAL IRIDESCENT RAINBOW OXIDATION ( BLUES PURPLES AND MAGENTAS ) .THIS PRIZED , LONG-TERM OXIDATION LAYER ACTS AS A PRISM, DEFINITIVELY PROVING THE HIGH PURITY OF THE SILVER CONTENT.CONDITION IS EXCELLENT ANTIQUE, THE HIGH RELIEF FACE IS REMARKABLY CRISP AND SHARP, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEAR\' THE ORIGINAL AGED PATINA AND VIBRANT INNER RAINBOW TONING HAVE BEEN STRICTLY PRESERVED , INTENTIONALLY NOT POLISHED ALLOWING THE NEXT OWNER TO DECIDE TO KEEP ITS HISTORICAL CHARACTER OR RESTORE TO A BRIGHT SHINE THIS IS MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE FOR COLLECTORS OF VICTORIAN SILVER. PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS FOR CONDITION AND ITEM DETAILS.