Art Deco Ceylon Sapphire & Diamond Platinum Octagonal Shaped Ring

A beautiful 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… ring set with a one and a half caratThe unit of weight for a diamond or other gemstone and also for a pearl. Abbreviated ‘ct’, 1 carat is equal to 0.2 grams. In reference to gold, a unit of purity or fineness of gold and gold alloy, expressed as a number out of 24 parts by weight, e.g. ’24 carat’ signifies pure gold, ’18 carat’ 18/24th gold in the alloy, et cetera.  Also abbreviated as ‘c… naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments.  cornflower blue CeylonSri Lankan (Ceylon was the country’s former name until 1972) 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.
. It is a lovely clear blue stone  and is surrounded by small white diamonds in an octagonal setting. The shouldersThe point on a ring where the central section meets the shank or band, often carved, decorated or inlaid with small diamond accent stones. also have two diamonds set in to each side. It sits low on the finger so it is a practical ring to wear every day. It would make a stunning engagement ring.  Although it was made in the 1920s it has a later mark for platinum that could have been done by a retailer.