Art Deco Ruby Solitaire Ring vintage Tolkien's arachnoid beast Ungoliant (and

Tolkien's arachnoid beast Ungoliant (and his daughter Shelob) didn't do our eight-legged friends any favours

Possibly a Chinese proverb

During the Han dynasty (206BC to AD 220)

Era: Ancient

Art Deco Ruby Solitaire Ring vintage Tolkien's arachnoid beast Ungoliant (andExcellent ruby solitaire ring dating from the Art Deco period, circa 1920. The central stone is a bright and vibrant, 2. 5 carat pinkish red 'flame fusion' ruby, flanked by millegrain platinum stepped shoulders each set with three old cut diamonds. A gorgeous bimetal effect results from the use of rich 18ct yellow gold for the band. Synthetic, or lab grown, gemstones were a relatively new phenomenon in the 1920s, the technique for producing sapphire