Edwardian 9ct Gold Signet Ring With Banded Carnelian Intaglio With A Welsh Dragon

An 9ct37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) gold signet ringA ring with a central plaque on which one’s initials, a seal, or a crest is engraved. made in Birmingham in 1905 that has been set with a shield shaped banded carnelian​A translucent red variety of chalcedony which in its turn is a form of cryptocrystalline quartz. ​Carnelian has​ been known and used since antiquity when it was sourced from the surfaces of the Egyptian and Arabian deserts. The ​most prized carnelian has a true blood-red color. with an 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 Welsh Dragon. Below are the words “Bvab bach” in Welsh and may mean “a little scary”.

This ring is a good size and would be ideal for anyone with Welsh connections.