Edwardian 9K Gold Londonderry Schools Cup Fob Medal 1915 c. 1915 unmistakably devoted

unmistakably devoted

each facet a beacon of elegance

two snakes coil together in an eternal knot

that is the feeling one gets when encountering an antique bloodstone intaglio ring like this

its delicate form a reminder of a bygone era

Edwardian 9K Gold Londonderry Schools Cup Fob Medal 1915 c. 1915 unmistakably devotedThere is something deeply evocative about old sporting fobs and school medals, little pieces of history carried in the pocket or worn proudly on a watch chain by boys who could never have imagined their keepsakes surviving more than a century. This example has a wonderful warmth to it, engraved with swirling foliate decoration surrounding an ornate script L, all framed by the words Londonderry Schools Cup and dated 1916. One cannot help but think