A superb mid Victorian era Lapis signet ring made in Birmingham 1868 (that's 157 years ago fyi)
 
I instantly fell in love with the shape, without really paying much attention as to why. When I look back at the hard stone signet rings I've sold in the past there is a common theme and that is that the settings are almost always chunky or masculine and that's when I realised that it was the soft, romantic, Guinevere vibes that had me by the scruff of my neck.
 
With a low profile and subtle accentuation to north and south of the face, the pierced shoulders complete the setting in which the slice of lapis sits, ever so slightly proud.
 
The band has clean crisp English hallmarks and the piece is in excellent condition with the kind of surface wear to the stone that you would expect with a piece of this age.