Victorian 18ct Gold Signet Ring Set With A Carnelian With An Intaglio Of A Castle

A good looking 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold and 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. signet ringA ring with a central plaque on which one’s initials, a seal, or a crest is engraved. that was made circa 1880. The carnelian has been engraved with a castle with a garter around it and the words “Deus et Fides” which translates “God and Faith”. The shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. is a trifurcated and scroll design and sweeps up to join the carnelian.

It is in immaculate condition.