Tender Antique Rose of Sharon Ring lace French quality marks• Sunburst-style background

French quality marks• Sunburst-style background

even after over 100 years of production and many style variations

Petite in scale and grand in impact

Eloi Collection)

Tender Antique Rose of Sharon Ring lace French quality marks• Sunburst-style backgroundAs striking in their design and fabrication now as they were a hundred years ago, "Rose of Sharon" rings are characteristically made featuring an amethyst that has been carved as an intaglio (with the design sunk into the stone's flat surface), with a fine layer of gold leaf emphasizing the floral design and occasionally one or more small rose cut diamonds as further embellishment. Though the concept dates back considerably earlier, the Victorians