Art Deco 18ct Gold & Platinum, Diamond Five Stone Ring

A smart 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that has been set with five diamonds in a line within 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… framework. The sides of the shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. are a strong canted design. It was made in the 1930s and is most likely of Belgian origin. It would make an unusual engagement or dress ring.