{"product_id":"victorian-18k-gold-banded-agate-signet-ring-c-1870-pinky-gentlemans-ring","title":"Victorian Banded Agate Signet","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eA Victorian English gold signet ring, c.1870, set with an oval banded agate in an 18K gold mount. The agate measures approximately 12 × 10mm and shows a dark black ground crossed by clean pale diagonal bands. It remains unengraved, leaving the stone suitable either as a plain signet or for future seal engraving.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe shoulders are the strongest decorative feature of the ring; worked with scrolling repoussé-style ornament that gives the mount a distinctly mid-Victorian character. This type of gold signet ring was both practical and personal: worn as a gentleman’s or lady’s seal ring, and often set with hardstones such as agate, bloodstone, carnelian or onyx.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe ring is unmarked but tests as 18K gold. It weighs 4.94g and is a UK size R½ \/ US 8.25. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThere is evidence of historic resizing to the shank. The agate is well seated and shows a smooth polished surface with no damage. A handsome \u003cstrong\u003eVictorian 18K gold banded agate signet ring\u003c\/strong\u003e; wearable, well proportioned, and with particularly attractive decorated shoulders.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ravensbury Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49142693855540,"sku":"1017810309","price":2595.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6784\/5428\/files\/DSC_0868.jpg?v=1780407486","url":"https:\/\/ravensburyantiques.com\/en-at\/products\/victorian-18k-gold-banded-agate-signet-ring-c-1870-pinky-gentlemans-ring","provider":"Ravensbury Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}