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intaglio signet-style ring

Hand-carved chickadee & apple blossom signet-style ring in 18K gold

This is a new ring I made recently that is quite different than most rings I make. I started with a signet ring concept with a chickadee & apple blossoms motif. 18K. Usually when I have carved intaglio style, it has been only a very small area here or there, or an inscription on the inside, etc. This time I had to really think about how the shape and texture of each indent looked as it would be front and center and a prominent part of the piece.

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