Georgian John Milton Cameo Ring cocktail ring Birmingham 1901

Birmingham 1901

A wonderful vintage day and night cocktail ring by Van Cleef & Arpels

They dates from the late Victorian era

with Grecian Names

Georgian John Milton Cameo Ring cocktail ring Birmingham 1901DATE: Georgian, c. 1820 A cool Georgian cameo ring depicting John Milton. Milton was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant in the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He's obviously best known for his epic poem Paradise lost, written at a time of unprecedented political and religious upheaval. Within his own lifetime he received international renown for championing freedom of speech, and freedom of the press; he has