French Antique Target Ring set with Antique Diamonds

From across the Atlantic comes this fabulous antique Diamond target ring. This fantastic ring is set centrally with a quarter carat old European Cut Diamond of fine quality which glistens and gleams from the surrounding rows of older rose cuts. This ring comes alive in low light, which the large facets on the diamonds dance on the hand. Despite the impressive design, this ring has a low profile stance on the hand and is comfortable to wear. Note- from the top, this ring appears to be platinum, from the side one sees the rosy yellow gold base metal. *While target rings (a version of a round double halo design) became most popular in the Art Deco era, this early version was made a tad earlier, in the Art Nouveau period. We can tell the age from the combination of metal used- platinum topped gold, which was employed prior to platinum and white gold- and the use of rose cut Diamonds- which were replaced by full cuts in the 1920s.