Edwardian Platinum Old European Cut Diamond Cluster Engagement Ring, c. 1915 costume Whether as a romantic gift

Whether as a romantic gift or a personal treasure

The scent of cedar and sugar lingered as he passed by her

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In the 19th Century

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Edwardian Platinum Old European Cut Diamond Cluster Engagement Ring, c. 1915 costume Whether as a romantic giftThere is a moment, quiet, breath held, electric, when a question asked in love meets its answer. I imagine this ring at the center of such a moment in Edwardian England: a winter afternoon, pale sunlight filtering through mullioned windows, a young woman turning toward the man she has waited for a moment longer than propriety would admit. He offers her a small leather box; inside, this extraordinary cluster of fire and lightsimple in form,