Art Deco 18ct Gold & Platinum Diamond Set Square Ring

A good quality 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 set with well matched good white diamonds. It originated in Sweden and is markedA small hallmark or punchmark either on the inside or outside of the shank which indicates the metal is platinum, gold or silver. If the metal is gold, it could also indicate the carat, e.g. 18 carat gold. 765 inside the shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger.. The number indicates that it is higher grade gold than 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold. 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 would make a smart engagement ring.