Perpetua, 1836

The whole point of this Retro panel ring is restraint — large citrines, the honey gold more honest than anything cut today, and nothing more than bold sculpted volume. It is back-carved so the light enters from behind — the maker's quiet trick. The last owner was a Parisian apartment; with a note in the box naming the woman who first wore it. It asks very little of whoever wears it next and gives back a great deal.