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6 Three stone diamond or trilogy rings are a design classic and one of the most sought-after styles in O’Reilly’s alongside the solitaire - but if you don’t want your diamond to be lonely the three stone is for you! They are popular as engagement rings, secondary rings or just a beautiful sparkly diamond rings in their own right. The Georgian era witnessed the bir th of the three stone engagement ring, but it's popularity surged during the Victorian and Ar t Deco eras, continuing into the Mid Century. Its popularity continues today. In its infancy, the centre gemstone was often a European cut diamond, however beginning in the Ar t Deco era more colour was utilized with sapphires, emerald and rubies as the focal point along with old European or mine cut diamonds as the side. They are a versatile style and offer quite a lot of design possibilities, with graduated or uniform diamonds, the addition of coloured stones, a simple claw set, collet setting or gypsy setting, the possibilities are endless. Antique three stone diamond rings are as popular as vintage rings and modern design. De Beers first marketed the three stone as an engagement ring to suggest that the trilogy of diamond represents the couple’s present, future and past, the centre diamond representing the present and the side diamonds representing the future and the past. Other symbolism suggests they can also represent the holy trinity, family (father, mother and child) or friendship love and fidelity. Recently three stone rings hit the headlines again when Emily Ratajkowski made a three stone ‘divorce’ ring from one engagement ring given to her by the now ex- husband, Megan Markle’sThree Stone Diamond engagement ring is another famous example, other celebrities spor ting the design are Beyoncé &Taylor hill. THREE STONE RINGS AT O’ RE I LLY ’ S AUCT ION ROOMS Lola Hynes FGA, DGA THE DES IGN SALE | L IVE AUCT ION, 9t h Oc tober 2024 a t 12pm