Victorian Heraldic Intaglio Signet Ring

Cool Victorian intaglio signet ring, the bloodstone panel carved with a Scottish heraldic crest and motto. Era: Victorian, circa 1880 Head size: 14.3mm by 10.4mm Stone: Bloodstone Agate Marks: Stamped 18ct Per Fairbairn's Book of Crests: "Issuing From An Antique Crown A Demi-Eagle With Wings Expanded, All Ppr.*" The motto, Superna sequor, translates as 'I follow heavenly things'. *Here ppr. stands for 'proper', meaning that the subject should be rendered in its real/natural colours.