LATE GEORGIAN EMERALD AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING, CIRCA 1820

Late Georgian cluster ring centered with an octagonal step-cut natural emerald, set within a closed-back cut-down collet, encircled by a border of eight old mine-cut diamonds, flanked to each shoulder by a single old mine-cut diamond in similar settings, leading to a continuously hand-chased shank decorated in high relief with floral scrollwork motifs, tested silver-topped 9 karat yellow gold, ring size M.

Why we are obsessed:

Few Georgian cluster rings survived the Victorian appetite for melting down and resetting early stones into newer styles. Intact with its original hand-crafted band, this piece is a rarity that almost never hits the market.