Victorian Lapwing Heraldic Intaglio Crest Singet Ring art nouveau posts are likely later additions

posts are likely later additions

Cartier introduced an all-platinum line in its iconic garland style and incorporating millegrain detailing

They were experimental stones

an hilarious parody - I think - of the RAOB (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes)

Victorian Lapwing Heraldic Intaglio Crest Singet Ring art nouveau posts are likely later additionsDATE: Victorian, 1872 Superb Victorian intaglio signet ring dating from the 1870s. The head has been carved with a British heraldic crest: what I believe is a lapwing (aka peewhit, plover, and tyrwhitt). The lapwing is symbolic of strategy in heraldry at least as it outwits hunters by leading them away from its nest; a fact that proved popular amongst those lords dukes barons who fancied themselves as shrewd strategists naturally. The ring is crafted