Victorian Kiwi Intaglio Ring earrings circa 1820Ring size: 10

circa 1820Ring size: 10

and the Roman symbolism of the cockerel/chicken and grain

This has A LOT going for it

White and blue glass eyes have been popular since around 1500 BC

Victorian Kiwi Intaglio Ring earrings circa 1820Ring size: 10Charming Victorian signet ring with an intaglio carved pounamu panel, intaglio carved to depict a kiwi (the bird, not the fruit). It's built in 18ct gold, likely made in New Zealand during the latter half of the 19th century, circa 1890, when jewellery made from gold and pounamu was particularly fashionable on the islands. Pounamu (aka greenstone) is nephrite, a variety of jade that has played an important part in Maori culture for thousands of years,