Early Victorian Pique Book Vinaigrette opal An exceptional mid Victorian signet

An exceptional mid Victorian signet ring with lobster armour band and cushion shaped face complete with a heraldic intaglio seal

THE most adorable antique necklace

we've never seen one quite like it

as it looks remarkably similar to a modern bicycle

Dating from the mid 18th Century

Early Victorian Pique Book Vinaigrette opal An exceptional mid Victorian signetDATE: Victorian, c. 1840 An amazing early Victorian vinaigrette designed to look like a book. The outer covers each feature a pique panel, and it opens to reveal a charming pierced giardinetto (flower basket) scene, behind which would have been stored a piece of perfume soaked cloth. When the owner required a whiff of sweet fragrance (because, let's face it, 19th century France wasn't all meadows and rose gardens) they could open it up and restore