Faith & Hope Victorian Signet Ring

A well detailed carved banded cornelian 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. signet ringA ring with a central plaque on which one’s initials, a seal, or a crest is engraved. which depicts faith and hope depicted by a cross and an anchor. It was a fairly common practice to select banded agates and cut through the white bandA type of ring which is an equal width all the way round. They are traditionally used for wedding rings.
to the colour underneath to create a contrast. It was made circa 1860 and is English.