{"product_id":"georgian-ring-of-the-heavens","title":"Georgian \"Ring of the Heavens\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eShow-stopping Georgian navette ring dating from the early 1800s. A sea of cobalt blue guilloché enamel is bordered by gleaming Peruzzi cut diamonds, with four more diamonds forming a navette-shaped cluster at the centre. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch rings, sprinkled with diamonds like stars in the night sky, appeared in France during the latter half of the 18th century. They were known as \u003cem\u003eBagues au Firmament\u003c\/em\u003e or 'Rings of the Heavens\" and the first is said to have been designed to celebrate the good news that Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI were expecting an heir. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Back then, the universe was a small place. Even when Cartier first set his eyes eastwards in the 1910s, there was not yet any knowledge of other galaxies. The stars of Marie Antoinette’s 18th century Rings of the Heavens (bague au firmament) were fixed in place on the deep blue celestial sphere in the constellations of the zodiac which in the East were ruled by the planets of the Navaratna. There were only the planets and beyond them the celestial sphere rotating and the stars themselves, those “shining glorious lights”, were motionless…\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e- Lost Owl Blog, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/blogs\/articles\/the-celestial-collection\"\u003eThe Celestial Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Two innovations from France were the 'firmament' and \u003c\/em\u003eenfantement \u003cem\u003erings, designed respectively to celebrate the good news that King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie-Antoinette, were expecting an heir and then the birth of the Dauphin in 1785. Whereas in the firmament ring numerous small diamonds are applied on the ground so they shine out like the moon and stars in the sky at night, the \u003c\/em\u003eenfantement\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ering has only one large stone amidst smaller stones applied to the centre.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e- Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty (2013) by Diana Scarisbrick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Georgian, circa 1820\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRing size: S or 9 US. Resizeable for £55\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHead: 20.3mm by 13.2mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStones: Peruzzi Cut Diamonds (0.66ct total calculated weight)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks: None, tested as silver and 18ct gold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Great antique condition; light wear consistent with age. Central panel moves a little but remains well secured. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Heirloom","offers":[{"title":"No \/ No","offer_id":52620656148792,"sku":"PA323","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"No \/ Yes","offer_id":52620656181560,"sku":"PA323i","price":1925.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes \/ No","offer_id":52620656214328,"sku":"PA323r","price":1905.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes \/ Yes","offer_id":52620656247096,"sku":"PA323ri","price":1980.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/Website-2443.jpg?v=1783682864","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/georgian-ring-of-the-heavens","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}