18th Century Bague Au Firmament solitaire rings tested as 15 carat gold

tested as 15 carat gold and silver

circa 2nd Century AD

It's fashioned in the Art Nouveau style

It's crafted in 9 carat gold with silver gilt innards

and can be found time and time again emblazoned on their most intimate of possessions

18th Century Bague Au Firmament solitaire rings tested as 15 carat goldAn original 18th century Bague au Firmament; a Ring of the Heavens. Silver set diamond 'stars' glisten brightly over a deep midnight blue enamel ground. This is one of two types of ring designed in France during the latter half of the 19th century in celebration of the news that Marie Antoinette and her husband, King Louis XVI, were having a baby (the other being the enfantement ring, the ring of childbirth). It's crafted in 18 carat gold and silver