Art Nouveau B Signet Ring fica

Art Nouveau B Signet Ring ficaA smooth face, a regal old english B and foliage inspired shoulders give this Art Nouveau signet plenty of charm. The maker's mark inside the band is worn, but appears to be that of American jewelry manufacturers Ostby & Barton for a time, the largest ring manufacturers in the world. Based out of Providence, Rhode Island, and founded in 1879, the business was thriving when Engelhart Cornelius Ostby and his daughter Helene took one of many trips to

or making a little cluster of talismans for your every day

we also love wearing them solo on a chain as a pendant

but also surface abrasions and wearing of the facet junctions on the sapphires

a midi ring

particularly combined with a tubed box catch

• 18" long

• 22k yellow gold

At its centre is a crystal-clear opal with a very subtle play of colour

Warm-toned gold features elegantly flared shoulders and a sleek bezel

this old wedding band likely represented a March union

An ancient Italian symbol

" it's a type of jewelry created when a layer of gold is mechanically (often through pressure) bonded to a base layer that is typically either silver or base (non-precious) metal