Victorian Enamelled "Effeuiller la Marguerite" Daisy Spinner Pendant bowenite A 2nd Century AD inscription

A 2nd Century AD inscription by a soldier in Britain suggests Ceres was by then part of a larger grouping of deities

They dangle from millegrain bezel set diamond tops (stud posts) and the backs feature wonderfully intricate chased foliate motifs

This ring dates from the 1960s

Length of pin: 4

with the double heart motif - very similar to this example - featuring on Catherine Labouré's Miraculous Medal

Victorian Enamelled "Effeuiller la Marguerite" Daisy Spinner Pendant bowenite A 2nd Century AD inscriptionDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 An utterly charming Victorian spinning top pendant dating from the late 19th century, circa 1880. With six faces each featuring an enamelled outcome, it's based on the French game "Effeuiller la Marguerite" ("pluck the daisy" aka he loves me, he loves me not) but with more options than the usual affirmative and negative. The words are: IL M'AIME, UN PEU, BEAUCOUP, PASSIONNEMENT, and PAS DU TOUT; translating as "he loves me,"