Victorian Gold Posie Locket aluminum This rare antique signet ring

This rare antique signet ring is

Hessonite Garnet

Some wear/rubbing commensurate with age and use

they remain in excellent condition

The wires have been added later - please see images

Victorian Gold Posie Locket aluminum This rare antique signet ringDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 This rather plain looking rectangle locket opens to reveal the sweetest of sentiments. Two photographs are separated by a gold divider engraved with a verse (posie) on each side: "M to N Present en absence My love is sure firme to endure" and "N to A Innumerable are the Stars I see But in my heart no star like thee" The locket appears to have been passed down three generations (M to N, N to A), with the final inscription on