Georgian 9ct Gold & Carnelian Carved Intaglio Ring Of A Coat Of Arms

An interesting and quite early 9ct37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) gold ring with a fine detailed 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. 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 coat of arms. It has an English Knight in the centre holding a sword within a shield . Above is an Earl’s coronet and above and to the side knots and tassels. It was made circa 1770.