Belle Époque diamond and calibré ruby ring. Vertically set with two round old cut diamonds in millegrain rubover open back settings with a combined weight of 0.90 carats, encircled by two outward pointed drop shape rows of forty two tapered baguette cut channel set natural rubies in open back rubover millegrain settings with an approximate combined weight of 2.00 carats, flanked by diamond set shoulders of eight round rose cut diamonds with one in the centre, all nine with a combined diamond weight of 0.09 carats in platinum rubover millegrain settings. The total approximate diamond weight is 0.99 carats, all set to an ornate pierced form with intricate backholing and an elegant openwork gallery, to trumpeted motif shoulders and a solid shank. Yellow gold and platinum, French, circa 1905.
