Today's ensemble is, I suppose, an homage to my grandmother...in that it's comprised of 90% black and I'm wearing the antique intaglio ring that she wore on a daily basis. Intaglio is Italian for carving and in intaglio jewelry the design in carved into (usually) a gemstone. Signet rings, like grandmama's, that are decorated with intaglios were often used as seals...pressed into sealing wax onto some nobleman's letter so that whoever received the epistle knew that it hadn't been fiddled with.
If I actually wrote letters anymore...as opposed to sending emails...I'd probably be tempted to use it...
Boiled wool sleeveless jacket - Alexander Wang, sweater - APC, t-shirt - Muji, jeans - Levis, boots - J Crew, leopard print scarf - APC, antique intaglio ring
So far I have a tiny Georgian fob with a bird intaglio as well as an unset intaglio that says "FARE" and has an image of a well. I need to figure out how to set that into a pendant or a ring one day.