Antique ring centering a 1.04 Asscher cut diamond with GIA stating that it is G color, VS1 clarity. Flanked by baguette-cut diamonds .10 carat total. Mounted in millegrain-set platinum and subtle knife-edge shank, and upward architectural shoulders. Center: 6.1mm, shank: 1.5-2.7mm. Circa 1920.

This old Asscher doesn't need much, just a simply elegant linear shank.

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