Art Deco 18ct Gold & Platinum, Sapphire & Diamond Octagonal Shaped Ring

A fabulous and impressive 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. The shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. is 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) yellow gold with 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… top. It has been set with a lovely Royal blue sapphireBlue is the best-known colour for this gemstone but it can be found in all colours of the spectrum. After diamond, sapphire is the hardest gemstone.
within an octagonal frame set with diamonds. Around that on a slightly lower level is another octagonal frame set with further diamonds. There is millgrain detail throughout. It looks fantastic when worn as it sits low on the finger.