Victorian Sardonyx Crowned Lion Intaglio Signet Ring signet rings and the beetle has been

and the beetle has been given two antennae with diamond studs at the ends

instead of the usual one or two

set with two vibrant emeralds and four cushion cut diamonds

and a little imagination

I (Regina Victoria Imperatrix) in red and blue enamel

Victorian Sardonyx Crowned Lion Intaglio Signet Ring signet rings and the beetle has beenDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Speak only truth of the living A cool Victorian signet ring set with an intaglio carved rectangular sardonyx panel. The crest depicts a crowned lion's head, in profile, above the Latin motto: "De Vivis Nil Nisi Verum" The full motto is actually De Vivis Nil Nisi Verum De Mortius Nil Nisi Bonum, which translates as Speak only truth of the living and good of the dead presumably shortened here so it fits on the heraldic crest. A