Heavy Vintage Bloodstone Ring caduceus while the hallmarks for London

while the hallmarks for London 1931 tell us even more

It's helpful to remember that with infant mortality so high in the 1800s

could be resized

twinkling diamond

This particular piece offers a lovely dimensionality with scrolling sashes of gold cradling each stone

Heavy Vintage Bloodstone Ring caduceus while the hallmarks for LondonOne of our favourite features of bloodstone a variety of polycrystalline quartz named for its unique appearance is that no two specimens are ever exactly alike. Recognized for its deep green near opaque field ("jasper," the quartz material) shot through with red from iron oxides, there's no wonder that for millennia its admirers have believed it to wield great power. Thought at various times to promote rapid healing (and prevent wounds), to confer