Antique Georgian Marquis Ring with Bristol Glass and Diamond 1940s people made things to last

people made things to last

It is marked 'Plat' on the inside of the band and has been professionally acid tested for metal content

This ring is fully hallmarked with English marks

This antique Edwardian diamond ring was chosen for that reason

Antique Georgian Marquis Ring with Bristol Glass and Diamond 1940s people made things to lastSome jewels feel like signposts from another lifetime, and this extraordinary antique Georgian ring is one of them. It looks as though it once belonged to someone who attended masked balls by candlelight and kept love letters tied with silk ribbon. Its face is a deep, impossible blue, the rich cobalt Bristol glass domed like a miniature pond at midnight. Floating at its center is a tiny silver urn set with diamonds, a motif drawn directly from mid