Extremely fine Victorian memorial ring in 18K yellow gold, the shoulders with glossy black taille depargne enamel and engraved foliate decoration. A shield-shaped black and white sardonyx cartouche crowns the ring and covers a hair compartment visible through the beveled rock crystal cover on the inside of the ring. The inside of the shank is engraved Thomas Bland 1857 Obt 23 March 68 years and the compartment holds a woven plaque of his gray hair.