This picture shows the original family-crest ring of the Grice family from Perth, Australia.

The ring had been badly designed in that there was not enough metal around the sides of the stone to protect it from damge.

To remake the ring I first had to remove the old broken stone. Then I added gold to build up the gold bezel correctly. I then cut a new Carnelian gemstone to fit. The family crest of a Boar was carved for sealing onto this stone.

The carved stone was then set into the new ring. There is now enough thickness of gold to protect the new stone from damage.

The new stone also sits higher above the finger so it is now displayed more proudly.

You can see more of this ring at Portraits in Stone.

Tags: