Vintage Gold Diamond Solitaire Ring 18k Gold beautiful woman in the 19th

beautiful woman in the 19th century would receive this expensive gift and wear it with a long silver chain

I was enjoying a mug of hot chocolate as I stood at the balcony watching the skiers and tourists move about

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not marked) frame with multi-color enameling around the edges and a small pearl drop

Vintage Gold Diamond Solitaire Ring 18k Gold beautiful woman in the 19thIn ancient times, to test a diamond was very simple. Place the stone on an anvil and strike it with a hammer. If the stone broke, it wasnt a diamond. The Romans believed diamonds were splinters of fallen stars. The Greeks believed diamonds were the tears of the gods. Some early civilizations believed that leaving a diamond uncut would preserve the stones magical properties. Im not sure that cutting a diamond takes away its magical properties as this