A table was spread loaded with a feast for epicures
and the piece dates from the 1920s
when Jean-Baptiste Tavernier returned to Europe from India with examples of the cut
the fob was made around the turn of the 19th century
The fact they're in 15 karat gold reflects the high prices that paste could command in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Bespoke "I Love You" Rebus Puzzle Signet Ring giardinetti A table was spread loadedDATE: Georgian Style: Contemporary, c. 2000 A cool gold signet ring, featuring a hand carved intaglio rebus puzzle. Popular in the Georgian period, the rebus puzzle or "pictogram" typically uses pictures, symbols or letters to spell out parts and syllables of words. In this case, an eye, cherub and a yew tree. The eye for (you guessed it) "I", the cherub (a symbol of love) and a yew tree, for you! I LOVE YOU. It is reverse carved so that a wax seal