Art Deco Diamond Millegrain Ring

Art Deco Diamond Millegrain RingCharming Art Deco diamond ring featuring wonderfully intricate millegrain details. The square head is split into four segments, home to a single, old cut diamond at the centre and flanked by foliate shoulder details all worked in platinum. The warm, 18 carat gold band sets up an attractive bimetal contrast, and the ring was made in England in the 1920s. The HG&S maker's mark indicates that it was made by the esteemed Henry Griffiths & Sons,

2cmWidth of band: 5

It's commonly stated that the colours were also an acrostic code

it was likely given to a close friend or relative at Dr Eason's funeral as part of his estate

No idea why

Era: Victorian circa 1860Size: 3

as part of the Archaeological Revival style

got himself killed on a grossly miscalculated march against the Parthians

the cockerel being often associated with Mercury

ruby and garnet

set with bright and lively old European cut diamonds

transformation and immortality

and the Latin motto Constans Fidei or "Constant in Loyalty" beneath