Victorian Bloodstone Intaglio Signet Ring in 18 Carat Gold; Circa 1870 rare locket or profession

or profession

However the cult of snake jewellery became highly desirable in Victorian times as Prince Albert proposed to the soon to be Queen Victoria with a golden snake ring

a style that harks back to the Georgian taste for classical antiquity and portraiture

A unique ring

Victorian Bloodstone Intaglio Signet Ring in 18 Carat Gold; Circa 1870 rare locket or professionThis Victorian intaglio ring is a luxurious and gorgeous jewel of buttery deep gold! We adore the defined and detailed intaglio image which has been expertly carved by hand in bloodstone. The intaglio here depicts quite a striking character. A side profile of a boar with mouth open, tongue out and bearing its large teeth, a heraldic image often used for Scottish Clans. The image has been beautify hand carved in the bloodstone which is an ideal