A Roman high carat gold garnet intaglio ring, with an oval cabochon garnet intaglio, engraved with a galloping horse. The intaglio Roman set in a landscape position to a court section head with tapered shoulders and shank. Head 5.30mm wide, 2.86g. Finger size E approximately, not round Condition report: Not round. Noticeable scratches and marks. Wear to the garnet under 10x magnification. Wear to the setting edger. Shank worn. Has been sized/ repaired at the base of the shank in the past. Tested as approximately 18-20ct. Lots 3, 4, 6, 7 From the private collection of Cecil Delisle Burns, who trained for the priesthood at the College Inglese, Via di Monserrato Rome, from 1901. 'My paternal Grandfather Cecil Delisle Burns trained for the priesthood at the College Inglese, via Monserrato Rome, from 1901. Having completed his training, he returned to England to await a Diocese, he was offered the Diocese of Brentford. However, he and several others within the Catholic Church were seen as Modernist influences and were effectively hounded out of the Church because of their refusal to conform to what they saw as outdated practices'. Thence by descent.