OFFERED HERE FOR YOUR BIDDING PLEASURE IS THIS GORGEOUS ANTIQUE FIGURAL NAPKIN RING.

IT WAS MADE BY THE WILLIAM ROGERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND IS SO MARKED. THIS MARK WOULD HAVE BEEN USED AFTER 1865. THERE IS A NUMBER: 2254.

IT IS QUADRUPLE PLATE.

THE NAPKIN RING FIGURE IS THAT OF A CRAWLING BABE. BASED ON THE CLOTHING...TROUSERS & SUSPENDERS, I SUGGEST THAT IT IS A BOY. THE RING IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE FIGURE. THE FIGURE IS SOLID.

THE PIECE WEIGHS 5.2OZS ON MY POSTAL SCALE.

THERE IS DETAILED SCROLLING CUTWORK ON EACH END OF THE RING. THE CUTWORK HAS AN OPENING CLOSE TO THE HEAD OF THE FIGURE. IT COULD BE INTENTIONAL...IT DOESN'T SEEM BROKEN PER SE. IT MAY HAVE BEEN FILED TO HAVE A NEAT FINISH IF IT IS A BREAK. THERE IS ONE OTHER ROUGH SPOT ON THE INSIDE AND ALSO SOME RUST LIKE PITTING ON THE INSIDE. THE METAL IS QUITE DARKENED. I HAVE ONLY USED A POLISH CLOTH SO IT MIGHT POLISH UP BUT MANY COLLECTORS PREFER TO MAKE THIS CHOICE THEMSELVES. IT CERTAINLY IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR RESILVERING IF ONE SO CHOSE.

OTHER THAN THE MAKER'S MARKS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOTTOM OF THE RING, THERE IS NO ENGRAVED LETTERING.....CERTAINLY THERE IS ROOM FOR IT!

HAPPY BIDDING!