intaglio ring of Triton

  Here is a large handsome carnelian intaglio of Triton. The intaglio has a border of twisted gold wire and is set in a heavy 14 carat gold mounting decorated with diamonds set in silver forming a flower pattern, the intaglio is 19th century and the mount is 1950s or 60s, signed: Tiffany & Co., USA. Triton was a herald and spirit of the sea that he controlled at the will of his father Poseidon, he can be recognized by his double fish tail. weight: 13.72 grams ringsize: 16.25 mm.