Victorian 18ct Gold & Carnelian Intaglio Signet Ring

A good and unusual heavy 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold signet ringA ring with a central plaque on which one’s initials, a seal, or a crest is engraved. which was made in the mid VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). period. The 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. is of a running cat with the family motto beneath which says ” touch not the cat but a glove”