Art Deco Emerald Cluster Ring

Art Deco Emerald Cluster RingStriking Art Deco ring with a cluster of old cut diamonds arranged around an emerald at the centre of the lozenge shaped head. It's crafted in 18 carat white gold throughout with charming engraved detailing floral and foliate motifs around the gallery and elegant pinched shoulders that meet the head at opposite points of the rhombus. The diamonds are a mixture of chunky old mine and old European cuts that predate the ring by a few decades at least,

With a simple

The domed rock crystal hemispheres

"listening to many teachings")

7mm (including bail)

Stone: Rhodolite Garnet

and draws inspiration from the heavy-duty chains used to anchor ships

stamped 18k (gold)

It's crafted in platinum throughout and finished in fine millegrain

An outstanding antique oval locket featuring a pair of (near) identical Wyverns

This became unfashionable by the 1920s and only regained popularity in the early 1960s

My best guess is that they were either a custom commission by a silver (and Etruscan) lover

These are just to broad strokes