Antique Victorian Ruby Diamond Ring 18k Gold Birmingham 1903 french art nouveau and a reverence for form

and a reverence for form that borders on sculpture

is a US size 7

While reaching for it

9 grams and has several old marks that are no longer legible

Antique Victorian Ruby Diamond Ring 18k Gold Birmingham 1903 french art nouveau and a reverence for formSome rings seem to carry a little movement within them, as though the gold itself had been gently coaxed into life. This one curves and curls in graceful scrolls, wrapping around a line of glowing rubies like a ribbon caught mid twirl. The stones burn with that unmistakable raspberry red so beloved in late Victorian and early Edwardian jewelry, while tiny diamonds sparkle softly between them like scattered points of light. It is a ring full of charm