Retro 14ct Gold Crescent Ring Set With An Aquamarine & Diamonds

A 14ct58.5% pure gold (or 585 parts pure gold to 415 parts other metals) gold ring that is quite hard to date but my feeling is that it is from the 1940-1950 era.  It is an unusual design with a crescent moon set with a mixture of old mine cutAn 18th, 19th and early 20th century diamond shape, typically cushion or asymmetrical, marked by a small table, a high crown and a large culet. Culets are the small flat facets at the bottom of a stone which appear to the untrained eye as a hole in the middle of the stone. Before the advent of modern machinery which allows for the precise faceting we see tod… and rose cutThe ‘rose cut’, defined by its rounded outline and multiple triangular facets, is one of the earliest diamond cuts, with its origins in sixteenth century Europe. A rose cut typically has a flat base and anywhere from six to twenty four facets, the latter known as a full rose cut. diamonds.  Within it is a clawA precious metal prong used to hold a gemstone in place. set facetedA faceted stone has small, flat-cut surfaces that make a sparkling effect on transparent stones. Facets act as both mirrors and windows. Reflecting light and channelling light into a stone where it refracts and re-emerges. oval cut aquamarineAquamarine (from the Latin, “water from the sea”) is a blue variety of the mineral, beryl, of which emerald is the less durable but more prized green variety. Aquamarine was believed to protect sailors at sea and banish fear. that has an approximate weight of 3.38 caratsThe unit of weight for a diamond or other gemstone and also for a pearl. Abbreviated ‘ct’, 1 carat is equal to 0.2 grams. In reference to gold, a unit of purity or fineness of gold and gold alloy, expressed as a number out of 24 parts by weight, e.g. ’24 carat’ signifies pure gold, ’18 carat’ 18/24th gold in the alloy, et cetera.  Also abbreviated as ‘c….  The crescent moon traditionally means the start of a relationship and the aquamarine represents happiness, hope and everlasting youth. A perfect engagement ring.