Edwardian Ruby and Diamond Quatrefoil Ring
Edwardian, circa 1905, quatrefoil ring with old European diamonds and natural rubies set in 18k gold. The stones are in platinum bezels. The quatrefoil is an enduring symbol of good luck and appears throughout history, in Byzantine jewelry, where it has a Christian significance, to Gothic and Islamic architecture. The famous Van Cleef Alhambra is also a quatrefoil. This lovely example has three sparkly, white old euros totaling about .75 carats, and two natural rubies with a combined weight of .40 carats, and is British in origin.
Size 7.25
weighs 5 grams
Edwardian, circa 1905, quatrefoil ring with old European diamonds and natural rubies set in 18k gold. The stones are in platinum bezels. The quatrefoil is an enduring symbol of good luck and appears throughout history, in Byzantine jewelry, where it has a Christian significance, to Gothic and Islamic architecture. The famous Van Cleef Alhambra is also a quatrefoil. This lovely example has three sparkly, white old euros totaling about .75 carats, and two natural rubies with a combined weight of .40 carats, and is British in origin.
Size 7.25
weighs 5 grams
Edwardian, circa 1905, quatrefoil ring with old European diamonds and natural rubies set in 18k gold. The stones are in platinum bezels. The quatrefoil is an enduring symbol of good luck and appears throughout history, in Byzantine jewelry, where it has a Christian significance, to Gothic and Islamic architecture. The famous Van Cleef Alhambra is also a quatrefoil. This lovely example has three sparkly, white old euros totaling about .75 carats, and two natural rubies with a combined weight of .40 carats, and is British in origin.
Size 7.25
weighs 5 grams