Antique Art Deco Platinum Diamond Eternity Band, c. 1920 Pearl shifting hues of an opal

shifting hues of an opal sea

James Fenton

8 millimeters in depth

that the sparkle brings out the light in your dancing eyes

2 millimeters north to south and 17 millimeters across

Antique Art Deco Platinum Diamond Eternity Band, c. 1920 Pearl shifting hues of an opalOn a quiet evening in the early 1920s, this ring would have been slipped onto a hand with intention rather than spectacle. Perhaps it followed a wedding rather than preceded it, a symbol not of promise but of permanence. Twenty three diamonds were chosen and set in an unbroken circle, each one catching the light as the hand moved, each one quietly affirming what had already been decided. There is nothing tentative here. This is an eternity band made