Victorian North Star Band

Victorian North Star BandPolaris, the North Star. The brightest star in the Norther Sky is represented here by a single old cut diamond in a raised, carved star setting. The covetable Chester hallmark dates it to the year 1894 and warrants the gold at 18 carat. Era: Victorian, 1894 Ring size: O or 7. 25 US. Resizeable for 55 Width at head: 5. 4mm Stone: Old European Cut Diamond Hallmarks: English, Chester, 18ct Gold, 1894 Condition: Great antique condition

there are a range of disparate styles at play: naturalistic engravings to the applied leaf shoulders

democracy flourished

A gigantic

silky-white pearl at the centre

more than likely

and confirm the year it was made: 1915

or 'hands clasped in trust'

it dates from the 1920s - the small size is quite unusual

that's articulated allowing it to move around freely on the finger

Stone: Natural Carbonado (Black) Diamond

Manchester was one of the cities at the cutting edge of social

with bloodstone being used to combat blood disorders and stop bleeding