Mid-Victorian Emerald & Opal "Toi et Moi" Flower Ring festoon necklaces George's wife

George's wife

Not the normal type of thing we'd stock as it isn't mounted in a piece of jewellery

with oversized scales and a cartoonish grin

aka Atomic Age

these mesh bags were (in their own words): "the coveted accessory of flappers

Mid-Victorian Emerald & Opal "Toi et Moi" Flower Ring festoon necklaces George's wifeDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 Delightful Victorian flower "toi et moi" ring, circa 1860. Vivid opal "petals" are arranged around a central emerald, the central petal is, quite charmingly, shared by both flowers. The band is finely detailed, with elegant split shoulders. It recently occurred to me that, as per my high school French knowledge (v. limited, I preferred Latin), "you" should be "tu" and "toi" means "three". Turns out "you" can be either "tu",