Art Deco 14ct Gold & Platinum & Diamond Three Stone Diamond Ring With Rose Diamond Detail

A very pretty 14ct58.5% pure gold (or 585 parts pure gold to 415 parts other metals) gold ring that was made in the early 1900s most likely in Austria. It is a highly detailed ring with millgrain work on the edges of the settings, and has been set with graded old mine cutAn 18th, 19th and early 20th century diamond shape, typically cushion or asymmetrical, marked by a small table, a high crown and a large culet. Culets are the small flat facets at the bottom of a stone which appear to the untrained eye as a hole in the middle of the stone. Before the advent of modern machinery which allows for the precise faceting we see tod… and rose diamonds in a pierced work design. The top is platinumDerives from the Spanish word ‘platina’ meaning ‘little silver’. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum’s durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete…. It sits low on the finger so it is a practical ring to wear as an engagement ring.