Vintage, 1940s channel-set baguette-cut diamond ring cameo/intaglio

Vintage, 1940s channel-set baguette-cut diamond ring cameo/intaglioProvenance A vintage 1940s cocktail ring set with six baguette cut diamonds in a chunky solid platinum ring. The baguette cut diamonds have each been carefully set to sit in perfect tension with one another, with no metal needed to support the stones in between. This setting style is called channel setting and was an innovation of the 1930s. The diamonds here are also graduated in size, making the channel setting process all the more challenging a

Oval-cut Pink Tourmaline: an oval-cut specimen that exudes a rosy hue

The sapphire is of Sri Lankan/Ceylon origin with no indications of heating or treatment

Front Head Dimensions: Length 20

gemstones that occur with a blue tinted hue are thought to be representative of serenity

The natural diamonds are ethically sourced and were acquired during gemstone sourcing

where green and blue intermingle

1900-1915 / Edwardian

Height of setting 3

but also extremely valuable

Peridot weight: 8ct

the ring has a pleasingly low profile and sits almost in flush with the finger

Very good Vintage Engagement Ring