Edwardian 18ct Gold, Platinum, Blue Enamel & Rose Diamond Ring With Initial D

An unusual 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring with the Gothick letter “D” in 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… on the top over Royal blue enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery.. The letter has six small rose diamonds set into it. A lovely present to someone called Diana or Deborah!