A Vintage Gold and Diamond Lion Ring

with a Russian Jewish provenance

made in St. Petersburg between 1908 and 1917

The gold ring is finely modeled as the head of a lion with an old mine diamond in its mouth.

The diamond is bright white and very clean.

E-F color, VVS clarity.

Estimated weight 0.40 ct.

The eyes of the lion are set with rose-cut diamonds.

Width – 16 mm (5/8 in.)

US ring size – 7 (17,5 mm)

Marked with 56 zolotnik old Russian gold standard (14K) / St. Petersburg assay office and maker’s initials

The ring has an interesting graffiti from the period of the Russian revolution and the Civil war.

The shank is scratched inside with a six pointed Star of David with initials in center ‘ Л С Я ‘,date 1918 and name, presumably, of the owner in full – Leib Yakobson.