Edwardian 9K Gold Londonderry Schools Cup Fob Medal 1915 c. 1915 during the 18th and 19th

during the 18th and 19th centuries

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

Whether pinned to a lapel or tucked into a collection

Handcrafted around 1910 by Murrle Bennett & Co

Edwardian 9K Gold Londonderry Schools Cup Fob Medal 1915 c. 1915 during the 18th and 19thThere 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