Antique, Victorian old-mine cut diamond five-stone engagement ring Art Deco

Antique, Victorian old-mine cut diamond five-stone engagement ring Art DecoProvenance Original to c. 1880, this Victorian five stone ring is set with stunning cushion shape old mine cut diamonds which provide a perfect spread across the finger. We love how elongated these diamonds are true antique elongated cushion diamonds are hard to come by, to have five here is incredible. The old mine cut is one of the earliest diamond cuts. These stones were sourced from the historic mines of India or Brazil (the first two known

The sapphire has the sweetest peachy-apricot orange colour that feels both warm and fresh at once

Largest ruby size: Length 5

The diamonds are claw-set in open-back settings above a raised gallery formed by linear openwork which gives the ring a real sense of structure and integrity

attached to a plain tapering gold band

dusky pink tones and generous diamond surround

wearable-sculpture

colour Q-R

Hallmarks: Marked 'PT 950' for platinum and 'SPARK' plus makers symbol

The shoulders feature refined fluting detail and volutes

It is flanked by two trillion-cut (triangular) diamonds

sapphire or ruby

This colour has given aquamarine its obvious affinity with water