Antique two stone crossover pearl diamond engagement ring

A precious antique engagement ring set with two stones crossover, 1.17 carat brilliant diamond and one natural pearl, diamond shoulders setting, 18kt yellow gold shank, crafted circa 1900s, beautiful condition, no trace of wear... A touch of history.

Object group: rings
Country of origin: Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe it is of French or Belgian origin.
Style: late-Victorian early Art Nouveau - (styles overview)
Period: 1900 - events and facts this year
Source of inspiration: romanticism
Theme: Toi et Moi ring - The French call this type of ring "Toi et Moi" which means "You and me".
Material: 18K yellow gold and platinum, although most of this jewel is in yellow gold, the diamond is set in platinum. This finds it origin in a much older period where it was common for diamonds to be set in silver (see explanation on silver on gold). - (precious metals)
Diamonds: One old mine brilliant cut diamond with an estimated weight of approx. 1.17 crt. (color approx. H, clarity approx. si) and eight old mine brilliant cut diamonds with a total estimated weight of approx. 0.60 crt.
Total diamond weight: approx. 1.77 crt.
Precious stones: One (most probably) natural pearl
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Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and pearl for June. - (general birthstones explanation)
More background information on: love token jewelry, romanticism, engagement ring
Hallmarks: No trace. - (general hallmarks info)
Condition: very good condition - (our condition scale)
Weight : 4.90 gram (3.15 dwt)
Ring size Continental: 65 & 20¾ , Size US 11¼ , Size UK: W
Resizing: In the interior of the ring a spring is soldered so it can be worn even if the knuckles on ones hand are thick. Since we bought it this way we decided to leave it in, but it is no problem to take this spring out. It is our pleasure to resize the ring for you (if needed) at our expense. Only for extreme resizing we have to charge. - (list ring sizes)

Reference Nº : 08171-4267 (or click here)

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