Art Deco GIA 1.45 carat old European diamond sapphire platinum engagement ring

An old European cut diamond, weighing 1.45 carats and certified by GIA in N color and SI1 clarity, commands the center of this Art Deco engagement ring, its warm body color and deep, hand-cut facets catching candlelight in a way modern colorless grading never aimed to replicate. Sixteen single cut diamonds, weighing approximately 0.20 carat combined in G-H color and VS clarity, radiate outward in a sawtooth halo, while two calibre cut sapphires, weighing approximately 0.20 carat, stand sentry at the shoulders in cool, kite-shaped accents that sharpen the whole design against all that warm antique sparkle. Crafted entirely in platinum and hallmarked with a purity mark, the ring weighs 4.68 grams, light and nimbly balanced despite its fully worked gallery and milgrain-edged shank. Circa 1930, the geometric interplay of diamond and sapphire here is textbook Art Deco, prizing architecture and contrast over a single uninterrupted expanse of stone. This is a ring for someone who wants an engagement diamond with real period pedigree and documented color, happy to wear its age as a mark of character rather than concealing it.