Early Victorian Pique Book Vinaigrette three-stone rings French control marks

French control marks

some slight wear to the middle pearl

The agate panel has been mounted in an 18k gold signet ring that dates from the mid 18th Century

It's set with principal blue sapphire

and it's remarkably well preserved

Early Victorian Pique Book Vinaigrette three-stone rings French control marksDATE: 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