Superb Rare Antique Austrian Coat of Arms Lapis Lazuli Intaglio Signet Ring

This fantastic heavy gold signet ring dates to the 1880's and was made in Austria. A vibrant lapis lazuli is engraved with a heraldic Romanian family coat of arms. These arms belong to the Ritter von Tabora family, Romanian nobles from Bukovina (see final photo for a drawing of these arms dating to 1882 in the National Archives of Austria). It is set in a smooth signet mount crafted in 14K yellow gold.

The elaborate family coat of arms display various unusual charges, at the bottom a lion holding a flower on a blue field and above is a person holding a star and crescent on a gold field.

UK size Q 3/4, US size 8.5, 16.06g (heavy!), Austrian ‘fuchskopf’ (wolf head) hallmark with letter ‘W’ indicates 14K gold from Vienna, made between 1872 and 1922. Makers mark ‘WL’.