Victorian Bloodstone "Broken Sword" Intaglio Signet Ring
Victorian Bloodstone "Broken Sword" Intaglio Signet Ring
$1,000.00
Description
DATE: Victorian, c.1870
A cool antique signet ring with an intaglio bloodstone panel. The oval stone is carved with an English heraldic crest and motto: an arm upstretched holding a broken sword, beneath the words "SPES DEO", which translates as "Hope to God". It's modelled in 18k gold and dates from c.1870, with exaggerated split shoulders.
STONES
Bloodstone Panel
MEASUREMENTS
Head: 1.6 x 1.1cm
Width of band: 2.0mm
WEIGHT
5.6g
MARKS
No marks present, tests as 18k gold
CONDITION
Very good, some general wear commensurate with age
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