Art Deco Sapphire & Diamond North-South Trilogy Ring Size:6.5 with platinum bezel set diamonds

with platinum bezel set diamonds set around it and in the bail

The flat cylindrical body features a hidden compartment that slides open to reveal the compartment

The movement appears to function well enough and it keeps reasonable time

presumably both to be sold/bartered for goods on the thriving black market

these Victorian keepsakes were exchanged as tokens of affection (carnal or platonic)

Art Deco Sapphire & Diamond North-South Trilogy Ring Size:6.5 with platinum bezel set diamondsDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 Mesmerising Art Deco trilogy ring, the sapphire and old cut diamonds arranged North South along the finger, as opposed to the usual East West across formation. This style has two obvious pros: larger stones can be used, and it's (arguably) a more striking aesthetic. The principal stone is a 2. 5 carat natural sapphire with intense deep blue colour, paired with two . 55ct old Euro diamonds each featuring a large open culet and