Victorian 18ct Gold & Carnelian Signet Ring With Intaglio Of A Sailing Ship

An unusual 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. that was made circa 1860-1880. It has been set with a 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. that has 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 ship in full sail. Carnelian is a type of banded agateA variety of cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), typically banded in appearance. The use of agate in jewellery dates back to the Stone Age. that was often used to carve intaglios as when cut through the lighter layer it created a contrast with the deeper red layer beneath. The reeded shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. sweeps up and goes around the intaglio. A good looking signet ring when worn.