Vintage French + Qu'Hier - Que Demain Pendant figa this small signet ring features

this small signet ring features bold linear details complemented by soft script engraving on the face

and especially loved were tiny figural pieces like this wee watering can

with British hallmarks for London 1916

flowing engraving that has helped the surfaces develop a beautiful rich patina over the decades

but it does not impact the beauty of the ring while worn

Vintage French + Qu'Hier - Que Demain Pendant figa this small signet ring featuresBeautiful vintage French love token, in a simple, minimalist version. Created by Alphonse Augis and inspired by a letter poet Rosemonde Grard wrote to her husband, the writer Edmond Rostand, the pendant features a rebus reading "+ qu'hier que demain" for the lines, "Car, vois tu, chaque jour je t'aime davantage, Aujourd'hui plus qu'hier et bien moins que demain." (For, you see, each day I love you more, Today more than yesterday and less than