1930s Machine Age Diamond 5-Stone Ring vinaigrette It's crafted in 18 karat

It's crafted in 18 karat gold and dates from the mid 19th century

English hallmarks for 22k gold

Marks unclear

Crescent tests as 15k gold

and adorned with particularly lovely applied ropework detailing making out floral and foliate motifs

1930s Machine Age Diamond 5-Stone Ring vinaigrette It's crafted in 18 karatDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 The "Machine Age" refers to the period during the first half of the 20th century between the Belle Epoque ("Gilded Age" in the USA) and the Space Age; generally accepted to span the 1920s and 1930s, with a few years added on either side. Machine Age of course overlaps with other often cited eras the Jazz Age, Art Deco, the inter war years, the Roaring '20s, the Great Depression but to me, in the case of this ring, it feels a