Victorian Flamingo Intaglio Signet Ring moss agate and was made in the

and was made in the year 1876

Simple split shoulders draw the eye to the head

blue and white decoration

Rise off finger: 1

along with all the other forms of secret symbolic codes: acrostics

Victorian Flamingo Intaglio Signet Ring moss agate and was made in theDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 An outstanding Victorian signet ring with heraldic flamingo crest (at first I thought ostrich, but, as my 3 year old daughter pointed out, the head is definitely more flamingo right?). The intaglio is deeply carved to stand out when worn, and provide a mirrored seal in high relief when pressed into hot wax. The ring mount is crafted in 15 karat gold, dating from the 1870s, and features wonderfully ornate and deeply engraved