Edwardian 18ct Gold & Diamond Twist Ring

A pretty 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring set with two well matched white twenty five pointA unit of weight for a diamond, being one-hundredth of a metric carat. It is used for weights that are decimal fractions of a carat, and all figures after the second decimal point are, in the diamond and jewellery trade, generally discarded. diamonds. The design is typical of the period when it was made, circa 1900-1915, as it is a sinuous Art NouveauA movement within the arts, particularly jewellery, evolving out of a response to mass production and the industrial revolution (1890-1915). Jewellery of this period was heavily influenced by nature and femininity, with its sweeping lines and organic motifs. style. It is as suitable now as it was then for an engagement ring.