Soft Antique Diamond Belcher Ring honeycomb like so many engagement rings

like so many engagement rings across history

• Carved banded agate

as signets have ceased to be used in their original function of sealing in the last 100-150 years and have become mostly decorative

clean lines

with French quality marks and Alphonse Augis makers mark

Soft Antique Diamond Belcher Ring honeycomb like so many engagement ringsThis gorgeous petite ring has clearly been well loved for over a hundred years once crisp and intricate engraving has softened to a burnished hint of a pattern, the back of the band has lost some of its heft, but the bright old cut diamond at is centre continues to sparkle. The belcher setting is recognizable for its soft rise from band into prongs shaped by removing metal into a scallop like pattern, creating petals of negative space around the stone