Art Deco 18ct Gold, Onyx & Diamond Hexagonal Ring

A good looking 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold Art DecoA movement within the arts between the two Great Wars (1920-1935) across Europe and the US, characterized by its clean, geometric designs. The aesthetic was intended to celebrate an age of progress and the modernity of the machine. ring that was made in the 1920s. It is typical of the period with its hexagonal canted design and the use of onyxOnyx is an opaque black variety of polycrystalline chalcedony quartz. . In the centre is a good bright diamondA precious, lustrous gemstone made of highly compressed carbon. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to mankind. Colours of diamonds range from colourless, yellow, orange and brown to almost black. Natural coloured (or ‘fancy’) diamonds can be extremely rare. The cut, colour, clarity and carat weight of a diamond are the criteria jewellers use… in a 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… setting with millgrain detail around it. It sits low on the finger so it is comfortable to wear all day long.