Art Deco 1.72ct Transitional Cut Diamond Solitaire Ring Size:9.25 most likely to be given

most likely to be given to a member of the Royal Irish Regiments fighting in the Second Boer War in South Africa

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Art Deco 1.72ct Transitional Cut Diamond Solitaire Ring Size:9.25 most likely to be givenDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 Spectacular (for all the right reasons) antique solitaire engagement ring set with a 1. 72ct transitional cut diamond. It dates from the early 20th century, circa 1920, at a time when old European (and old English brilliant) cut stones were sometimes modified in order to bring the facet proportions closer to the newly invented modern brilliant cut. It's a beautiful stone, eye clean with high colour (F), and resting in an eight