Victorian Siberian Amethyst Pansy Pendant signet ring Birmingham 1897

Birmingham 1897

rose) and set with diamonds

Recently charm collections have had something of a resurgence once again

A sweet late Victorian round cluster ring dating from the late 19th Century

with a slim profile and marks to indicate it was made in 1999

Victorian Siberian Amethyst Pansy Pendant signet ring Birmingham 1897DATE: Victorian, c. 1900 The name "pansy" derives from the French pense (meaning thought), and was incorporated into Late Middle English as a name for violas (the flower) in the mid 1400s. These flowers were thus regarded as a symbol of remembrance, representing "love in idleness" to evoke the image of a lover who can focus on nothing but the thought of her his beloved. Pansy is used more or less interchangeably with viola and violet when describing