Antique Victorian Gold Bloodstone Intaglio Fob Pendant, 'The Flame of Glory' c. 1850 love and I often come across

and I often come across  3 and 5 stone varieties in the very typical English Victorian fashion

Hand crafted in about 1914 in Paris

They were worn to hide good luck charms

That’s quite the ring you have there

4 mm at the back

Antique Victorian Gold Bloodstone Intaglio Fob Pendant, 'The Flame of Glory' c. 1850 love and I often come acrossTheres a quiet authority to this small object, as though it once belonged to someone who moved through rooms where decisions were made, fortunes discussed, alliances sealed. Its compact weight feels purposeful, like a secret carried close. The bloodstone intaglio bears a Latin motto Fax Mentis Incendium Glorie translates from Latin as The Flame of (or passion for) Glory is the Flame of the Mind. It shows a giant torch and the inscription is carved