Victorian Eagle Intaglio Signet Ring FIDE AC DIFFIDE jade it's simple and elegant -

it's simple and elegant - dating from the latter half of the 19th Century

60 Transitional cut Diamonds - total weight approx

each earring has a central graduated row with two further stones in the articulated drop

it remains in excellent condition

From Bryant's The Chelsea Porcelian Toys (1925) p

Victorian Eagle Intaglio Signet Ring FIDE AC DIFFIDE jade it's simple and elegant -DATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A superb Victorian carnelian signet ring with heraldic intaglio crest and motto. The crest depicts an eagle's head, above a banner with the Latin FIDE AC DIFFIDE, or "Faith and Distrust" (although I'm a little unsure about the "ac"). The ring is a good size, and modelled in 18 karat gold, dating from circa 1880. The crest and motto belongs Samual James Augustus Salter, as per the entry in Fairbairn: "Salter, Samuel James