SOPHIA’S STAR – The Lost Child’s Starfish Ring (#R0100)

In December of 1872, when the Mary Celeste vanished into history, one name stood out more painfully than all the rest—Sophia Briggs, the captain’s two-year-old daughter. She never chose the sea. She never chose the voyage. Yet she disappeared alongside her parents, leaving behind one of the most unsettling questions of the entire mystery: how does a child simply vanish from a calm, undamaged ship?

Among old sailors’ folklore, starfish were never seen as ordinary sea creatures. They were called fallen stars—guides for lost souls beneath the waves. Ancient mariners believed starfish marked the passage between worlds, appearing where the living crossed unknowingly into the realm of the sea. To find one was considered a sign: someone had been taken, but not forgotten.

Sophia’s Star is a symbol of innocence lost to the ocean’s silence. The starfish design represents protection that failed, guidance that came too late, and the fragile human lives caught in forces far older and stronger than themselves. This ring is not about fear—it is about remembrance. It honors the quiet tragedy at the heart of the Mary Celeste story and serves as a memorial to all those lost without graves, answers, or closure.

Worn as part of the Ghost Ship collection, Sophia’s Star stands apart as the emotional core—a reminder that behind every legend and mystery lies a very real human story.

Style: HardKnocker (aka; solid back)
Material: 316L Stainless Steel