Georgian Silhouette Rose Cut Diamond Ring Size:6.75 and finally

and finally

Georges Lenfant was one of the more prolific

The putti are seen drinking

Octagonal panels: 1

It's set in a lightly scalloped claw mount - also beautiful - and dates from the late Victorian era

Georgian Silhouette Rose Cut Diamond Ring Size:6.75 and finallyDATE: Georgian, c. 1780 A stunning quality Georgian ring, featuring a hand painted silhouette miniature, surrounded by rose cut diamonds. In England, this was originally called "shadows" or "profile shades", and in France, it was named after the French finance minister, Etienne de Silhouette, under ruling of Louis XV. According to many, he was a cheapskate, and when he left his government position he retired to a little farmhouse, where he decorated