Early Victorian Engraved Carnelian Signet Ring

This is a nice early VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). signet ringA ring with a central plaque on which one’s initials, a seal, or a crest is engraved.. It has a finely engraved crest in cornelian, which is a type of agateA variety of cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), typically banded in appearance. The use of agate in jewellery dates back to the Stone Age.. The shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. has wavy engraving on either side, and it was made circa 1840.