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Which finger should a man wear a signet ring on? A dealer's guide to the little finger tradition, sizing and resizing antique signets, and how to wear one today.

Is your gold signet ring vintage or antique? How to date one from its hallmarks, carat, shape, construction, engraving and wear, from a dealer who handles hundreds.

Snakes, anchors, bees, pansies, comets and locks of hair. What the symbols in Georgian and Victorian jewellery meant, and how to read them today.

Why Georgian diamonds were cut, set and foiled so differently from modern stones, how to care for closed-back settings, and what to look for when buying.

A c.1720 Spanish diamond ring, and the surprising world of the wealthy nuns of Spain and Mexico who wore rings just like it.

What is an intaglio, how is it different from a cameo, and how can an ancient Roman stone end up in a 19th-century ring? Everything you need to know before...

A plain gold locket opens to reveal the names of Lord and Lady Vernon of Sudbury Hall and two locks of their hair. The story of a rare piece of...

In 1813 Prussians handed over their gold to fight Napoleon and received jewellery cast in iron in return. A rare c.1820 Berlin iron signet ring tells the story.