Victorian "FINE OLD XXXX" Wine Barrel Locket gaming token This wonderful early 18th Century

This wonderful early 18th Century Posy Ring bears a sweet romantic inscription: "I Desire to Deserve"

with triangular facets on the pavilion designed to accentuate the shimmering orange colour play as it moves in the light

A stunning Gerogian paste rivière necklace dating from the early 19th century

one school of thought boils it down to the perceived density of luck

the only fragments I can find linking a Lady Bell to Mongreenan

Victorian "FINE OLD XXXX" Wine Barrel Locket gaming token This wonderful early 18th CenturyDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Unusual antique locket in the form of a barrel with the words FINE OLD XXXX. My first thought was a whisky barrel (on account of the fine old) but on further reflection I'm guessing it's more likely wine (or even beer port another four lettered alcoholic beverage). Whatever your personal preference of poison, it's a wonderful little thing crafted in 9k gold with red and turquoise enamel hoops and (bizarrely) the N in FINE is