Victorian Flamingo Intaglio Signet Ring moss agate light wear commensurate with age

light wear commensurate with age and use

along with all the other forms of secret symbolic codes: acrostics

With French hallmarks

A cool antique chequerboard ring set with two rows of alternating rubies and old cut diamonds

and was made in the year 1876

Victorian Flamingo Intaglio Signet Ring moss agate light wear commensurate with ageDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 An outstanding Victorian signet ring with heraldic flamingo crest (at first I thought ostrich, but, as my 3 year old daughter pointed out, the head is definitely more flamingo right?). The intaglio is deeply carved to stand out when worn, and provide a mirrored seal in high relief when pressed into hot wax. The ring mount is crafted in 15 karat gold, dating from the 1870s, and features wonderfully ornate and deeply engraved