Victorian VIRTUTE RESURGO Intaglio Signet Ring cat's eye for love and luck

for love and luck

The head is set with a particularly vivid blue

It's set with 20 vibrant amethyst pastes

The shoulders have been worked to make the head appear as though it’s floating in space… and the wide band features a single ridge all the way around

adding the message the Secret of Happiness in blue enamel

Victorian VIRTUTE RESURGO Intaglio Signet Ring cat's eye for love and luckDATE: 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