WW2 Lion and Eagle/Serpent Monster British Service Medal signet rings presumably the first owner's parents

presumably the first owner's parents

A gorgeous Victorian diamond-set horseshoe pendant dating from the late 19th Century

as well as a single pearl

a small chip to the chest are of the cameo

At first I wondered if

WW2 Lion and Eagle/Serpent Monster British Service Medal signet rings presumably the first owner's parentsDATE: WW2, c. 1945 A War Medal awarded to full time personnel of the Armed Forces of the British Commonwealth for service during the Second World War, plus a few categories of civilians (war correspondents and civil air transport crews who flew in operational theatres). The obverse depicts a lion trampling a monster with an eagle head and a snake head, and the scaly body, tail, and claws of a dragon, while the reverse displays a portrait of King