DATE: Victorian, c.1880

A particularly cool Victorian signet ring with an oval bloodstone panel featuring an intaglio carved lion's head. According to Fairbairn's Book of Crests, this particular lion was the heraldic emblem of a number of British families, including: Bates, Cole, Knott, Long, MacKnight, Murdoch, Nicholson, Powell, Scott, and Steele. The ring itself dates from the latter half of the 19th Century is modelled in 15 karat gold with striking, futuristic details.

STONES 

Bloodstone Panel

MEASUREMENTS 

Head: 17.2 x 15.0mm

Width of band: 2.8mm

WEIGHT 

10.4g

MARKS 

No marks present, tests as 15k gold

CONDITION 

Very good, some light wear commensurate with age. Evidence of an old resize to the back of the band