"Excuse Haste" Tortoise Seal Fob ring game 3 carats in weight -

3 carats in weight - shows slightly more yellow than purple

was one of the few points on which both the French Royals and the Revolutionary Government genuinely agreed

broadcasting a distinctive radio signal and throwing the USA into the 'Sputnik crisis'

An excellent antique watch chain necklace dating from the Edwardian era

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"Excuse Haste" Tortoise Seal Fob ring game 3 carats in weight -Georgian Regency era seal fob featuring an amber orange glass "Tassie" intaglio depicting a tortoise under the words EXCUSE HASTE. It's an interesting, tongue in cheek greeting that could potentially be used in multiple ways is the joke the tortoise (slow response to a previous letter) or the words (a little like the "sent from my iPhone" email signoff used today as an apology for brevity misspellings)? The fob itself is highly ornate with flower