17th Century Ottoman Ring lost classics Vintage gold ring that pays

Vintage gold ring that pays homage to nature's most powerful and important seed: the coffee bean

The stones display a gorgeous pinkish-orange colour

Made circa 1800

and there's a bail tucked underneath its head allowing it to be worn as a pendant (or

dating from the 1870s

17th Century Ottoman Ring lost classics Vintage gold ring that paysHave you ever seen a ring like this? (Most people haven't, nor ever will). A signet ring made in the Ottoman empire, Anatolia or modern day Turkey, in the 17th century (!!). It's built around an oval turquoise cabochon with scalloped engraving around the setting and green and white enamelling down the shoulders and under the head. Crafted in silver throughout with the pale remnants of a gold wash (gilding). The stone has lightened slightly over time,