1940s Retro Marquise Diamond Solitaire Ring cigarette holder The principal stone displays excellent

The principal stone displays excellent chatoyance

and old mine cut diamonds

and the head has the closed-dome back typical of the period

English hallmarks for 22k gold

1940s Retro Marquise Diamond Solitaire Ring cigarette holder The principal stone displays excellentDATE: Retro, c. 1940 Personally, I'm not the biggest fan of retro era jewellery (late 1930s through to 1950) but, as with most things (music, food, literature, etc.) I can usually find something in a given style genre I really like. And this French ring is one such example of retro jewellery that I really do like. A stunning marquise rose cut diamond is the focal point of this 1940s solitaire. It's mounted in a white gold collet setting with arched