An 18ct gold antique hardstone seal ring, oval Niccolo onyx…
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An 18ct gold antique hardstone seal ring, oval Niccolo onyx intaglio of the Hollingworth crest featuring a stag in profile to knot design gold wire shoulders and shank, gold plaque on inside inscribed E.W Hollingworth to Adm L Hollingworth 1854, size L-M, wt. 8.39g.

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  • Onyx - Onyx is a form of agate, used from antiquity and popular again in the 1920s and 30s. European onyx is generally green, but can be many other colours, and can contain bands of black and/or white.

    This multicoloured stone is widely used for table tops, lamp bases and in jewellery. Some types of onyx are also used for cameos of which the upper white layer is cut away to reveal the colour beneath.
  • Hardstone - Hardstone is not a scientific name for a particular gemstone, but a word used to describe any one or more semi-precious stones used in jewellery and decorative arts, and can include jade, agate, onyx, rock crystal, amber, jet and carnelian. Softer stones and minerals such as soapstone, and alabaster and hard stones used in building such as marble or granite are generally excluded.
  • Intaglio - A term used to define a method of decoration most common in glassmaking and jewellery which involves engraving, carving or moulding an image into the background, leaving an impression, and leaving the top surface of the item flat, the opposite to relief carving, and also know as counter-relief.
  • Shank - In jewellery, the shank of a ring is the hoop which encirles the finger.

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