Early 20th Century Palladian, Zircon & Diamond Cluster Ring

A beautiful palladian ring that was made circa 1920. It has been set with a zirconZircon is a naturally occurring gemstone which forms in a variety of hues, including bright blue, brown, green, red, orange and colourless. surrounded by well matched bright white diamonds within scalloped millgrained settings.  Zircon is a reasonably hard stone with a bright lustre and good brilliance that comes close to that of a 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…, and it comes in many different colours. The most popular is blue and the stone in this ring is a particularly lovely colour. It is also 4.4 billion years old and is one of the oldest known gemstones.

It would make an amazing engagement or dress ring.