Victorian Medusa Intaglio Signet Ring vintage with galleries in London and

with galleries in London and New York who regularly exhibit at the International Fine Art & Antique Fairs

pendant tests as 9k gold

Victoria was "pleased to order that in future on Saint Patrick’s Day all ranks in Her Majesty's Irish regiments shall wear as a distinction a sprig of shamrock in their head-dress to commemorate the gallantry of Her Irish soldiers during the recent battles in South Africa

The original bail and seal are present

Victorian Medusa Intaglio Signet Ring vintage with galleries in London andDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 This superb antique signet ring features an oval bloodstone panel, painstakingly hand carved with an incredible level of detail. Medusa's mouth is wide open, and her snake hair is flowing wildly all around. It's modelled in 18 karat gold, and dates to circa 1880. Medusa the Gorgon Sister; the Monster. With snakes for hair, she was generally regarded to have a hideous face so the extent that anyone who gazed upon her face would