Victorian "Frog Prince" Bloodstone Intaglio Signet Ring intaglio It's a particularly fine example

It's a particularly fine example of the style

The intaglio is carved into a domed carnelian cabochon which dates from the 1st Century AD - it's been set into a 15k gold Victorian ring mount

Each gem represents a different planet or celestial body in the solar system: a Ruby at the centre for the sun

it was made in the early 19th Century

Victorian "Frog Prince" Bloodstone Intaglio Signet Ring intaglio It's a particularly fine exampleDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A particularly unusual antique signet ring that seems to have taken inspiration from the Frog Prince fairytale. The bloodstone panel has been carved with an intaglio depiction of a frog wearing a crown The best known version of the Frog Prince (aka Iron Henry) is probably the Brothers Grimm retelling, however the tale goes back at least as far as Roman times we all know the story: spoiled princess reluctantly befriends frog