O’REILLYS Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver Auction Starting 7th December 2022 at 12pm

3 Three stone diamond rings or trilogy diamond rings are a design classic and one of the most sought-after styles in O’Reilly’s alongside the diamond solitaire - but if you don’t want your diamond to be lonely the three stone is for you! They are popular as engage- ment 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 pop- ularity surged during the Victorian and Ar t Deco eras, continuing into the Mid Century. It's 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 sap- phires, emerald and rubies as the focal point along with old European or mine cut dia- monds 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 des 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 Megan Markle’s Three Stone Diamond engagement ring has been receiving a lot of attention, other celebrities spor ting the design are Beyoncé &Taylor hill ST NE RINGS 8 LIVE AUCTION OF FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES & SILVER • WEDNESDAY, 7th DEC 2022 AT 12PM