Vintage Gold Winkle Charm van cleef & arpels Natural Ruby

Natural Ruby

A remarkable Victorian solitaire signet ring set with an unusual bi-colour cushion cut sapphire

4cm (including bail)

some wear to the crystal

Old mine and rose cut diamonds

Vintage Gold Winkle Charm van cleef & arpels Natural RubyDATE: Vintage, 1969 Charming 1960s winkle charm in 9 karat gold. The gold has an incredibly finely textured finish, quite lifelike, with a full set of (tiny) Birmingham hallmarks. Winkles, aka Periwinkles, are a small, black, snail like shellfish that form a traditional part of a British seafood platter. Sold live or cooked, and often by the pint (apparently enough for three or four people), winkles represented a certain working class solidarity