Vintage Gold Diamond Solitaire Ring english Hand crafted in 18 karat

Hand crafted in 18 karat gold around the turn of the (last) century

It is hallmarked

I truly think it conveys love more than any other piece of jewelry

a scarf or an old cloche hat

This was most certainly a treasured keepsake exchanged between loved ones during The Great War (WWI)

Vintage Gold Diamond Solitaire Ring english Hand crafted in 18 karatIn ancient times, to test a diamond was very simple. Place the stone on an anvil and strike it with a hammer. If the stone broke, it wasnt a diamond. The Romans believed diamonds were splinters of fallen stars. The Greeks believed diamonds were the tears of the gods. Some early civilizations believed that leaving a diamond uncut would preserve the stones magical properties. Im not sure that cutting a diamond takes away its magical properties as this