{"product_id":"georgian-bullseye-agate-mourning-ring","title":"Georgian Bullseye Agate Mourning Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vast majority of mourning rings that pass through our hands commemorate people whose lives are largely forgotten, but this ring is different: we know Charles Williams' story. He died on May 1, 1799, at the remarkable age of 84 after serving as a messenger to the House of Commons. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHe would have hand-delivered sensitive parliamentary messages during the \u003cstrong data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eAmerican Revolutionary War. \u003c\/strong\u003eHis family erected a memorial tablet in St. Nicholas Church at Compton honoring both Charles and his brother Thomas, who had held the same position before him. Before he kicked the bucket, Charles wrote in his will that he wished to be buried in a lead coffin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis ring was made to honor his memory, and the choice of stone is somewhat unusual. At the center is an extra-large bullseye agate, prized in the Georgian period for its concentric “eye”. It seems watchful; its solemn dark color and asymmetric bands give it personality. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharles Williams Esq[r] Ob 1 May 1799 Aet 84\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMATERIALS: 10k gold (tests), 1\/2\" diameter bullseye agate cabochon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAGE: dated 1799\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: Very good - engraving is a little faded in places; agate cabochon probably (but not definitely) replaced a hair locket \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 9, can be resized; 5\/8\" head, 1\/4\" shank, 3\/8\" rise off the finger\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52558865498394,"sku":"R3476","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/R3476-1.jpg?v=1785194170","url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/products\/georgian-bullseye-agate-mourning-ring","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}