Antique French .800 Silver Napkin Ring, Guilloche Style Decoration, "A.D." Mono Soldiers Field The mourning icon you see

The mourning icon you see here dates as early as 1840

Lovely antique French Napoleon III or Victorian era hand carved walnut 18" x 15

One expects to see such pieces as this in the Musee des Arts Decoratif

a Royal retreat in England

Antique French .800 Silver Napkin Ring, Guilloche Style Decoration, "A.D." Mono Soldiers Field The mourning icon you seeFine antique French . 800 (nearly sterling) silver 2" napkin ring, 80% pure silver with ornate guilloche style machined or engraved decoration and "A. D." monogram! This one bears the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark, the tiny number "2" within that mark means it's 2nd quality for . 800 silver content (at least 80% pure so just under the the . 925 standard for "sterling" silver). The silversmith mark is for Cecile Gruyer, Paris circa 1898 1908. YES,