1978 Diamond Half-Hoop Ring

1978 Diamond Half-Hoop RingElegant vintage half hoop ring with Birmingham hallmarks for 1978. The band is crafted in bright 9ct gold and the seven brilliant cut diamonds are set in unique split bezel settings that look almost like geometric buttercups, which makes sense for a ring from the 70s, when the recent Art Nouveau revival meant that geometric patterns and earthy 'bohemian' motifs were mainstay stylistic features in design at the time. Era: Vintage, 1978 Width at head:

appears to be the Triforce symbol (the fictional artefact from Nintendo's 1986 video game The Legend of Zelda)

Stones: Old Mine and Single Cut Diamonds

it's size and scale makes it a true unisex piece today

explosive conclusion

and pigs - with a series of micro photographs set inside

Ring size: Q or 8 US

Elegant pseudo split shoulder detailing complete the aesthetic

which reflects light back out to enhance their colour and brightness

Handmade in England during the Edwardian period

Through a series of radical and wide-ranging manifestos

The early pieces were often created in the popular neoclassical style

Superb Art Deco solitaire ring dating from the 1930s