Bee Ring | Intaglio Ring bike pendant This vintage charm (circa 1940-1950)

This vintage charm (circa 1940-1950) features a playing card of 18k gold

Compasses provide a lifeline to travelers in unfamiliar territory by pointing them in a known direction

It is 14k gold with a free-form chocolate brown boulder opal with striking flashes of blue and green

The bee on the face of the ring is pietra dura -- a decorative art that involves cutting and shaping pieces of colored stone in a precise mosaic

25 inches from top to bottom by 1 inch wide

Bee Ring | Intaglio Ring bike pendant This vintage charm (circa 1940-1950)"According to laws of aerodynamics the bumble bee cannot fly; Its body is too heavy for its wings and that's the simple reason why. But the bumble bee doesn't know this fact, and so it flies anyway for all to see. Remember this when you're losing faith or hope that the impossible can be." A. S. Waldrop This intriguing ring features a carved black and white agate intaglio depicting a bee. We purchased the intaglio loose and our jeweler fashioned a