Victorian Dragon Intaglio Shield Signet Ring brutalist The rope coiled around it

The rope coiled around it makes it what's known as a "fouled anchor"

cut into a faceted cushion shape and mounted in millegrain platinum

This particular piece features Cupid holding a bottle and displays the pale colouring typical of the Chelsea factory

orange banded agate and blue chalcedony

and it's really

Victorian Dragon Intaglio Shield Signet Ring brutalist The rope coiled around itDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Cool Victorian signet ring with a winged dragon intaglio carved into the shield shaped sardonyx head. The carver has made clever use of the two colour bands present in the stone, the mythical beast rendered in red, and the white section giving the illusion of bat like wing translucency and creating strong contrast between the subject and background. It's mounted in silver with rope twist border around the head and elegant