Otherworldly Opal and Diamond Boat Ring 1918 shield ring

Otherworldly Opal and Diamond Boat Ring 1918 shield ringA sweetly styled opal and diamond version of a late Victorian favourite the "boat" ring is traditionally crafted as a tapered row of five stones across the finger, often with a subtle boat shaped frame edging them. We love this style for its finger coverage, low rise, and easy to wear style not to mention the seemingly endless variations in stone combinations. Though this ring dates into the Art Deco era, it's easy to see the longstanding influence of

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This wee thing is stamped for Ostby & Barton - for a time

backings are secure

and the pointer finger broke off at the knuckle long ago

The individual links of the chain are not soldered

Twin stone rings like this are often called "toi et moi" rings - french for "you and me

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Herringbone chains have caused many a jeweller grief as they can easily bend out of shape and "kink