Victorian Flamingo Intaglio Signet Ring moss agate A cool antique chequerboard ring

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

blue and white decoration

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

Simple split shoulders draw the eye to the head

Victorian Flamingo Intaglio Signet Ring moss agate A cool antique chequerboard ringDATE: 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