Antique Victorian Maltese ring featuring three rubies and four seed pearls. The ring features a Maltese cross, this symbol is associated with the Order of St. John since the middle ages and the island of Malta. The ring has a number of hallmarks indicating the piece is 15ct yellow gold hallmarked in Birmingham, England.

In the 15th century of the Maltese Cross represented eight lands of the Knights Hospitaller: Auvergne, Provence, France, Aragon, Castille and Portugal, Italy, Germany, and England.

The eight points of the cross also represented the following: live in truth, to have faith, to repent one's sins, to give proof of humility, to love justice, to be merciful, to be sincere and wholehearted and to endure persecution

ERA

Victorian, 1837-1901

MEASUREMENTS

The ring measures 0.9cm in height, 1.6cm in length and 0.1mm in width, the ring is a size I  / 4 1/4.

CONDITION

The ring is in excellent antique condition, the stones are secure and there are no scratches on the surface of the piece.