Edwardian 18ct White Gold & Platinum, Diamond Three Leaf Clover Ring

A three leaf clover ring that was made circa 1910. The three heart shaped leaves of a shamrock are said to stand for faith, hope and love. The shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. is 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) white goldWhite gold is an alloy of gold and at least one other white metal – most often nickel or palladium (both of which act as a bleaching agent to reduce the natural yellow colour of the gold). and 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…. It has been set with three well matched diamonds within millgrained settings. At present it is a tiny size but can easily be sized up