Victorian Hardstone Intaglio 18 Karat Gold Unisex Signet Ring

Centering an square tablet of banded agate measuring approximately 10.4 x 10.2 mm Translucent with a frosted white top and a black base Deeply carved to depict a winged griffin, fier...

Centering an oval-shaped carnelian tablet carved with intaglio depicting a woman and swan Based on the Greek myth of the figure Leda and The Swan (Zeus) Translucent reddish-orange a...

Centering an oval-shaped tablet of carved carnelian measuring 10.0 x 17.5 mm Translucent orangey red in color - carved with an intaglio of a stag deer With a recessed gold surround...

Centering an oval-shaped garnet cabochon measuring 13.5 x 17.0 mm Transparent dark/medium red in color - bezel set With ornately engraved surround and shank Depicting scrolling flo...

Centering a cushion-shaped carnelian tablet measuring 14.7 x 11.3 mm - translucent orangey-red Flush set in a rose gold surround Completed by flared shoulders and tapered shank Test...

Signet style band ring centers an oval black opal cabochon measuring approximately 12.0 x 10.0 mm Translucent gray in body color with strong and spectral play-of-color Bezel set in...

This is a Victorian heraldic signet ring crafted in 9K gold. Circa 1850. It features a carved chalcedony intaglio depicting a Coat of Arms. W...

This 18k gold early Victorian intaglio ring features a griffin beautifully carved into a dark reddish brown agate. In this classic rendition of the griffin, the winged beast has a cu...

Signet intaglio Ring featuring banded / two layered Carnelian (type of Agate) stone with heraldic depiction of a Sword in the middle of the shield under the crown of Nobility. This i...

A very unusual antique gold ring set with a carved brown and white hardstone cameo depicting the theatrical comic mask of Silenus, the Greek mythological old rustic god of wine-making and drunkenness. The ring was made in the late 19th century and carries French control marks for 18K gold, whilst the cameo is probably Italian and made slightly earlier, circa 1800. Silenus was a companion to the wine god Dionysus, and suitably he was a notorious consumer of wine, usually drunk and supported by satyrs or carried by a donkey. Silenus was described as the oldest, wisest and most drunken of the followers of Dionysus, and was said to possess special knowledge and the power of prophecy when intoxicated. He presides over the other satyrs and is related to musical creativity, prophetic ecstasy, drunken joy and drunken dances. Silenus was usually depicted as a jovial old man, bald yet bearded, with a pot-belly, thick lips and snub-nose. The masks worn to play him in theatre really emphasised these features, as you can see with this cameo carving Theatre was a key part of ancient Greek culture. The theatrical masks worn by the actors, known as ‘prosopon’, served various purposes. They enabled individual actors to play multiple roles (or genders) in the same performance; the exaggerated expressions helped define the character being portrayed; they helped spectators in the back rows to tell the characters apart. This particular masked as mentioned before is a comedic Silenus, please see final photo for other examples of Silenus masks in museum collections. UK size N 1/2, US size 7 4.84g 18K gold French ‘tête...

This DUBINI coin ring from the 'Empires' collection features a relief of a gnostic intaglio with a Scorpio holding a moon and star circa 3rd Century A.D. in 18kt yellow gold. HISTOR...

A superb quality signet intaglio ring. Solid 14 carat yellow gold example. Set with an oval shaped onyx to centre with intaglio. Very finely hand carved example. Three arrows and two...