Early Victorian Pique Book Vinaigrette three-stone rings with the words "Time trieth"

with the words "Time trieth" (time tries) and "Tempora Mutantur" (times are changed) - the latter an abbreviation of the adage: "Times are changed

A spectacular sardonyx intaglio signet ring carved with the hideous face of Medusa

and it's remarkably well preserved

It's constructed from two rows of hemisphere domes

some slight wear to the middle pearl

Early Victorian Pique Book Vinaigrette three-stone rings with the words "Time trieth"DATE: 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