Victorian VIRTUTE RESURGO Intaglio Signet Ring Size:4 with a wonderfully hand-chased crown

with a wonderfully hand-chased crown above - a typically Victorian sentiment

It's unusual

with abstract floral motifs

A truly spectacular antique snake snake

Victorian VIRTUTE RESURGO Intaglio Signet Ring Size:4 with a wonderfully hand-chased crownDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A superb Victorian intaglio signet ring featuring an oval carnelian stone with the Latin motto VIRTUTE RESURGO, or "I rise again with valour". The head is rectangular, with a concealed glass locket compartment on the back, and elegant trifurcated shoulders. It's modelled in 18 karat gold and dates from the 1880s STONES Carnelian Agate MEASUREMENTS Head: 1. 4 x 1. 2cm Width of band: 2. 6mm Locket compartment: 9. 3 x 7. 3mm