Edwardian 18ct Gold, Platinum, Pink Sapphire & Diamond Ring

A very pretty 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). ring in the 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 which was popular in the 1900s. It is set with two pink sapphires which are technically pale rubies, and a natural pearlA pearl-bearing mollusc that has not been tampered with by man to produce a cultivated pearl will produce a ‘natural pearl’. and small diamonds. The top is 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…. The whole effect is delicate and unusual.