Edwardian 18ct Gold Signet Ring With Onyx Intaglio Of A Rearing Horse With Flag

A rare and wonderful 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that was made around 1908. The top is a banded sardonyx that has been cut with a detailed intaglioAn engraved stone, the opposite of a cameo, with a recessed design cut below the surface of the stone. Intaglio designs are common for signet rings and fob seals. of a rearing horse holding a pennant above a castellated crown. The shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. has been modelled to compliment the stone. It is a smart and very unusual signet ringA ring with a central plaque on which one’s initials, a seal, or a crest is engraved..