Mourning, Keepsake & Memento Mori - Emily Proudfoot

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Mourning necklace with sealed ashes in yellow gold, hand engraved with bluebells | Custom personalised keepsake remembrance jewellery | Silver, 9k, 14k, 18k and 22k | Emily Proudfoot | British Fine Jeweller and Engraver | Leeds England

Modern Mourning

Memento Mori jewellery has been used as a reminder to cherish each day and celebrate the life of a loved on since the 16th century.

Explore our range of customisable styles or have something unique designed with our bespoke service

Right: Memento Mori reliquary pendant with hidden ashes chamber, made using family jewellery and heirloom diamonds (2024)

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Coffin Nails

Latin mottos engraved on coffin nails, representing mortality, devotion, and enduring memory.

Fede Rings

The hand of the living joined with the hand of the dead, symbolising love that endures beyond death.

Hourglasses

A symbol of time’s passage, remembrance, and the fleeting nature of life.

Silver-tone square gemstone memorial ring with clear top stone setting

Reliquaries

Discreet vessels designed to seal ashes or hair, keeping remembrance close.

Personalised Rings

Customised keepsakes with initials and birthstones to honour a life, a bond or a memory.

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Gold-tone ceremonial urn pendant with teardrop faceted window and bail
Three ceremonial urn pendants with pear, octagon, and marquise faceted frames
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Custom Made

Ceremonial Urn - Hair or Ashes Sealed Pendant - Silver, White or Yellow Gold

from £ 400.00

5 metals
  • Silver
  • 9k Yellow Gold
  • 9k White Gold
  • 18k Yellow Gold
  • 18k White Gold
Gold-tone chain necklace with octagonal urn pendant and floral motif inlay
Gold-tone necklace on dark top, octagonal urn pendant with floral motif
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Custom Made

Ceremonial Urn No. 2 - Hidden Ashes or Hair Onyx Inlay Necklace with Floral Urn Motif

£ 1,960.00

Silver-tone square gemstone memorial ring with clear top stone setting
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Mourning Reliquary Ring For Ashes or Hair - Topaz with Silver or Gold

from £ 505.00

10 materials
  • Silver
  • 9k Yellow Gold
  • 9k Rose Gold
  • 9k White Gold
  • 14k Yellow Gold
  • 14k Rose Gold
  • 14k White Gold
  • 18k Yellow Gold
  • 18k Rose Gold
  • 18k White Gold
Silver pendant necklace with etched botanical scene on shield-shaped locket
Silver pendant necklace with round bail and etched leaf motif on shield charm
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Engravable

The Great Weaver

£ 380.00£ 307.0019% off

Teardrop pendant necklace with engraved bird motif, silver tone chain
Teardrop pendant necklace, engraved leaf and bird design, silver tone chain
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ONE OF A KIND
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The Ember

£ 360.00£ 291.0019% off

Gold signet ring with round face engraved letter H and small dark gemstone accents
Pair of silver signet rings with round engraved faces and dark gemstone accents
Engravable
Custom Made

Old English Letter Engraved Signet with Custom Birthstone Band | Silver or 9k Gold

5.0 (2)

from £ 395.00

4 metals
  • Silver
  • 9k Yellow Gold
  • 18k Yellow Gold
  • Platinum
Gold skeleton handshake ring on green fabric, detailed handshake texture
Gold-tone Fede ring with skeleton hand handshake motif and small stone cuffs
Engravable
Custom Made

‘Till Death Band’ - Skeleton Hand Shake Fede Ring with Birthstone Cuffs

from £ 395.00

5 metals
  • Silver
  • 9k Yellow Gold
  • 9k White Gold
  • 18k Yellow Gold
  • 18k White Gold
Silver band ring with pink gemstone accents and sculpted hand design on a fingertip
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Ready To Wear
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Ready To Ship ✦ ‘Till Death Band’ - Silver with Pink Sapphire Cuffs - SIZE K 1/2 - US 5.75

£ 364.00£ 228.0037% off

Gold snake handshake ring with purple diamond-style eye detail
Snake bite handshake ring with detailed snake scales and small purple eye gemstone
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‘Twice Shy Ring’ - Snake Bite Handshake Ring with Custom Birthstone Eye

5.0 (1)

from £ 285.00

5 metals
  • Silver
  • 9k Yellow Gold
  • 9k White Gold
  • 18k Yellow Gold
  • 18k White Gold
Silver skull pendant necklace with wreath leaf design and birthstone eye stones
Custom Made

'Mania' Skull Pendant with Wreath and Birthstone Eyes - Silver or Gold

from £ 250.00

4 materials
  • Silver
  • 9k Yellow Gold
  • 18k Yellow Gold
  • Platinum
Two-tone shield signet ring with gold sacred heart motif on silver face
Silver heraldic shield signet ring with hand engraved bright cut details, anatomical human heart, 8 point star set pink topaz tourmaline sapphire and orange citrine - Emily Proudfoot Jewellery - British jewellery designer
Engravable
Custom Made

Sacred Heart Shield Signet Ring | Silver, 9k or 18k Gold

from £ 490.00

11 materials
  • Silver
  • Silver with 9k Yellow Gold Heart
  • 9k Yellow Gold
  • 9k Rose Gold
  • 9k White Gold
  • 14k Yellow Gold
  • 14k Rose Gold
  • 14k White Gold
  • 18k Yellow Gold
  • 18k Rose Gold
  • 18k White Gold
Silver signet ring with heart shield crest and angel relief
Silver heart shield signet ring beside a silver bezel gemstone ring
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Ready To Wear
Engravable

Ready To Ship - Sacred Heart Shield Signet - Silver Size O / US 7 - Sample Sale

£ 445.00£ 199.0055% off

Silver oval signet ring engraved "VOUS OU LA MORT" with dark stone
Silver signet rings with letter M and S tops on smooth shanks
Engravable
Custom Made

"Vous Ou La Mort" - You or Death | Signet Ring with Birthstone Band

from £ 395.00

4 metals
  • Silver
  • 9k Yellow Gold
  • 18k Yellow Gold
  • Platinum
Gold enamel necklace with oval pendant featuring a white fish on dark blue enamel
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ONE OF A KIND
Ready To Wear
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The Eternal Warden - 9k & 18k Gold Enamel Necklace

£ 750.00£ 472.0037% off

Skull tableau drop earring with dark square stone and gold-tone skull detail
Skull tableau drop earring with dark square stone and silver-tone skull detail
Custom Made

Made To Order ✷ The Finis Earring - Bloodstone Square Tableau with Skull

from £ 420.00

11 metals
  • Silver
  • 9k Yellow Gold
  • 9k Rose Gold
  • 9k White Gold
  • 14k Yellow Gold
  • 14k Rose Gold
  • 14K White Gold
  • 18k Yellow Gold
  • 18k Rose Gold
  • 18k White Gold
  • Platinum
Silver signet ring, square bezel with engraved skull motif and stone border
Silver signet ring with etched star-and-arc pattern on the band
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ONE OF A KIND
Ready To Wear

From The Depths Signet - Silver and Diamonds - Size US 7, UK N

£ 488.00£ 390.0020% off