Early Victorian Pique Book Vinaigrette three-stone rings and remains in great condition

and remains in great condition having developed a lovely patina over the years

It's constructed from two rows of hemisphere domes

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

French control marks

DATE: Mid-Century

Early Victorian Pique Book Vinaigrette three-stone rings and remains in great conditionDATE: 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