when Jean-Baptiste Tavernier returned to Europe from India with examples of the cut
and the piece dates from the 1920s
and further diamond accents to the shoulders
The central red spinel is flanked by four white diamonds - two old European cuts at North and South
The crest depicts an lion below a banner with the Latin motto TENAS PROPISITI or "Tenacious Purpose"
Bespoke "I Love You" Rebus Puzzle Signet Ring giardinetti when Jean-Baptiste Tavernier returned toDATE: 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