Art Deco Opal Ring

Art Deco Opal RingCute antique opal ring dating from the Art Deco period, circa 1920. Minimalist design features include a knife edge band and millegrain border which draw your eye toward the captivating opal cabochon at the ring's head. An excellent play of colour, that spectrum of rainbow colours that glitter and sparkle across the pale blue backdrop, brings the opal to life as the light shifts across it. Crafted in 9 carat gold throughout. Era: Art Deco, circa 1920

including: fine scrollwork where the shoulders meet the head

pastel colour creating the perfect complement to the warm

the band having been added sometime later

around 40 carats in total - in simple flat claw baskets suspended from double lengths of cable chain to loosely resemble a Y (or

mounted in a gilt metal frame

An unusual antique solitaire ring in the Etruscan Revivalist style

They're crafted in sterling silver with London hallmarks from the year 1994

Fun fact about the Palace of Fine Arts: the story goes that building was accidentally built back-to-front

along with a diamond cuff

(But it's still the egg

and as a result accessible to most people - think of a Saint Christopher

tested as 18ct gold and platinum