Antique French 800 (nearly sterling) Silver 2" Napkin Ring PAIR, Ribbon Borders jar He has historically been referred

He has historically been referred to as the "First Christian Emperor

Still in the original frame

and you can see that there is some age showing on each in form of dark dots that I'm not quite able to explain other than to just show them to you

there are no tesserae missing (tiny colored glass tiles) and the entire framed cross and display is very nicely preserved

the French most often used 18k gold to plate these old silver pieces and

Antique French 800 (nearly sterling) Silver 2" Napkin Ring PAIR, Ribbon Borders jar He has historically been referredElegant PAIR of antique French . 800 (nearly sterling) silver 2" napkin rings with "his & her" type interlaced monograms and fluted rims with crossed ribbon decoration! Both bear the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark, the shape and tiny number "2" within the marks means they're in . 800 or better silver content (80% pure and so just under the . 925 standard for "sterling" silver). There are no tiny silversmith marks that I've been able to find but