Art Nouveau B Signet Ring fica An ancient Italian symbol

An ancient Italian symbol

• 18" long

but also surface abrasions and wearing of the facet junctions on the sapphires

particularly combined with a tubed box catch

At its centre is a crystal-clear opal with a very subtle play of colour

Art Nouveau B Signet Ring fica An ancient Italian symbolA smooth face, a regal old english B and foliage inspired shoulders give this Art Nouveau signet plenty of charm. The maker's mark inside the band is worn, but appears to be that of American jewelry manufacturers Ostby & Barton for a time, the largest ring manufacturers in the world. Based out of Providence, Rhode Island, and founded in 1879, the business was thriving when Engelhart Cornelius Ostby and his daughter Helene took one of many trips to