A N T I Q U E // sweetest buttercup / 10k rose gold and old mine cut diamond solitaire / size 6

a delicate, slightly domed antique victorian era buttercup setting featuring a small old mine cut diamond that's FULL of sparkle. the setting's petals aren't uniform and if you examine the construction with magnification you'll be convinced that it may have started out with some asymmetry originally that's made more visible by time-earned patina.  it's a great stacker and would also make a lovely pinky ring unmarked 10k rosy gold + natural diamond M E A S U R E M E N T S  size 6 setting measures ~4mm north to south on the finger and rises ~2mm off the finger band tapers to ~1mm at the base of the band diamond is ~1.5mm across weighs 1.1g C O N D I T I O N  in good antique condition this ring is recently back from the jeweler who tuned up the tips of the prongs heavy time earned patina in the details of the setting the gold is on the porous/pitted side, especially inside the band no glaring chips or damage to the diamond, but it's very difficult to spot chips on antique cuts without sym