This vintage Retro pinkie ring with an intaglio carved emerald and European-cut diamonds is crafted in 14k yellow gold, weighs 8.5g and measures 13.5mm wide and 10mm deep. The word 'pinkie' derives from the Dutch word 'pink' meaning little finger, usually smallest finger of the human hand, opposite the thumb, next to the ring finger, also called the anti-thumb, the fifth finger, the baby finger, or the fourth finger colloquially. In Medieval times, signet rings were often worn on the small finger. Characterizing the diversified and impressive jewelry style of the Retro era in which multiple sources of inspiration influenced the design and craftsmanship of jewelry, this vintage Retro emerald pinkie ring of sculptural design exposes a highly stylized scroll. Rings in the 1940's were worn several at a time, often on different fingers and this vogue continued well into the 1950's. This impressive pinkie ring exposes an opulent 3.63ct intaglio-carved emerald measuring 9.07mm wide and 9.33mm deep, graded 'pastel-green' color and 'very good' clarity. Depicting an artistic Greek female profile intaglio, the enchanting pastel color gemstone is secured by quatrefoil prongs atop a delicately scrolled, pear-shaped plaque. A trio of graduating European-cut diamonds cumulatively weighing 0.38cts, graded H, I and J color respectively and VS2 clarity, prong-set adjacent to the enticing emerald, ornaments one tapering shoulder, while the other shows a delicately forked triumvirate. An immaculately ridged, tapering yellow gold band and an easily sizable shank conclude this alluring vintage Retro pinkie ring.

With the popular fashion of wearing several rings on one hand at a time, 'pinkie rings' were widely worn on the little finger during the postwar Retro era. Some sources within the jewelry trade have described 'pinkie rings' as 'necessary jewelry accessory for wise-guys wearing three-piece suits'. This classification seems to have ranked wearing 'pinkie rings' on the little finger as essential to the appearance of the well-dressed gentleman as 'signet rings' were considered to be during the Victorian era. Surveys conducted in the United States have shown that 'pinkie rings' are mostly worn on the small finger by Italian Americans....of both genders!

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