This Art Deco black onyx ring with an old mine-cut diamond is crafted in 14k yellow gold, weighs 3.5g and measures 21mm wide and 5mm deep. This authentic 1920's Art Deco ring is designed as a highly ornate, color contrasted and geometrically inspired rectangular panel, incorporating an attention-seeking black onyx plaque of beveled oblong format. Measuring 20mm long and 7.5mm wide, this alluring onyx plaque of smooth and shiny surface is graded 'jet-black' color and mounted within a color-contrasting yellow gold multiple-prong setting. A fiery 0.05ct old mine-cut diamond graded J color and SI1 clarity is appreciatively positioned in the center of the black onyx plaque, exposed atop a meticulously pierced, orbicular motif openwork gallery. Artfully designed, gracefully scrolled, forked shoulders augment the aesthetic beauty of this authentic Art Deco old mine diamond and black onyx ring and taper to merge into a tri-dimensional yellow gold band and an easily sizable shank.

The ancient Greek mythology recounts a fascinating story about onyx, according to which, one day the frisky 'Cupid' cuts the divine fingernails of (his mother) Venus with an arrowhead while she is sleeping. Having left the clippings scattered on the sand, the fates turn them into stone in order not to let any part of the heavenly body perish! True, black is not the color one associates with fingernails, but in ancient Greece almost all the colors of chalcedony from fingernail white to black were called onyx. The Romans narrowed the term later to refer exclusively to black and very dark brown varieties of chalcedony.

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Suggested Retail Price: $900.00 Your Price: $585.00 Wholesale Price: $450.00