Antique Georgian Marquis Ring with Bristol Glass and Diamond middle age in the sunny window of

in the sunny window of my friend Lenore’s shop was hanging this most amazing Plique-á-jour pendant

This fantasy of a ring appeals to my girly side

The pendant’s design captures the spirit of the era

The garnets

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Antique Georgian Marquis Ring with Bristol Glass and Diamond middle age in the sunny window ofSome jewels feel like signposts from another lifetime, and this extraordinary antique Georgian ring is one of them. It looks as though it once belonged to someone who attended masked balls by candlelight and kept love letters tied with silk ribbon. Its face is a deep, impossible blue, the rich cobalt Bristol glass domed like a miniature pond at midnight. Floating at its center is a tiny silver urn set with diamonds, a motif drawn directly from mid