Mid-Century Teal Blue Spinel & Diamond Ring

 The heart of this enchanting mid-century ring is a captivating 4.21 carat teal-blue spinel, a striking gemstone whose rare colour seems borrowed from the depths of the ocean itself. Neither wholly blue nor green, it shifts between shades of deep seawater, storm-tossed coves, and sunlit tropical shallows, revealing new nuances with every movement of the hand. 

The cushion-cut spinel is framed by elegant shoulders adorned with rose-cut diamonds, nestled within stylised silver-topped floral motifs as a nod to the romance of Georgian and Victorian design. These floral shoulders seem almost to unfurl around the spinel like cresting waves, drawing the eye toward its mesmerising depths. The soft, antique sparkle of the rose-cuts provides a beautiful contrast to the vivid central stone, while the silver-topped settings recall the craftsmanship and aesthetic language of nineteenth-century jewellery. 

This is an attractive, wearable, unique heirloom piece with its bold mid-century form and Victorian revival inspired design work, but the real magic and allure of this ring certainly lies within the colour of its featured gemstone; rich, mysterious, and endlessly changeable, and not at all unlike our vast, ever-changing, tempestuous seas.
 

"My bounty is as boundless as the sea, / My love as deep; the more I give to thee, / The more I have, for both are infinite." 
 
~Romeo & Juliet, William Shakespeare