Georgian Berlin Iron Dionysus Cameo Ring base metal Almandine Garnet

Almandine Garnet

the bottom detaches from the bangle and can be spun (see our latest story

It dates from the 1830s

The suite comprises a riviere necklace and pair of earrings

To the reverse is a heart-shaped glass locket compartment

Georgian Berlin Iron Dionysus Cameo Ring base metal Almandine GarnetDATE: Georgian, c. 1815 (mount circa 1860) A cool early 19th Century Berlin Iron cameo ring depicting Dionysus, the Grecian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. He was depicted either as an old bearded man, or, as in this case, an effeminate long haired youth with long hair adorned with vines and grape bunches. The cameo is set in a slightly later silver signet ring mount that features gold pommels to the shoulders