Victorian 18ct Gold Signet Ring Set With A Plain Carnelian

A smart 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 in London in 1878.  It has been set with a plain 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..  The shouldersThe point on a ring where the central section meets the shank or band, often carved, decorated or inlaid with small diamond accent stones. have an ornate scroll motif to a wide fluted shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger..  It is comfortable to wear and sits low on the finger.