Edwardian Ruby and Diamond Cluster Ring c.1910 woman or a secret token

or a secret token

7 mm north to south and 19

The upper class walked around with cases of silver and gold

it now anchors a look

the date letter “F” for 1906

Edwardian Ruby and Diamond Cluster Ring c.1910 woman or a secret tokenOn an early summer evening in Edwardian England, the sort where the air still holds warmth long after sunset, a young man waits at the edge of a garden just beyond the glow of the house. There has been music, polite conversation, careful glances across the room. Now, away from watchful eyes, he presses a small velvet box into her palm. Inside rests this ruby and diamond cluster ring, its deep crimson center glowing like a held breath, surrounded by