The central red spinel is flanked by four white diamonds - two old European cuts at North and South
The fact they're in 15 karat gold reflects the high prices that paste could command in the 18th and 19th Centuries
It's set with 25 rock crystal stones
The crest depicts an lion below a banner with the Latin motto TENAS PROPISITI or "Tenacious Purpose"
and the piece dates from the 1920s
Bespoke "I Love You" Rebus Puzzle Signet Ring giardinetti The central red spinel isDATE: 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