Antique Edwardian 14K Gold & Silver Pietra Dura Floral Ring peach and a golden bead hanging

and a golden bead hanging from the center

top sections are 1" long

and woven hair under glass inside

Marks: "14 K

Weight: 41

Antique Edwardian 14K Gold & Silver Pietra Dura Floral Ring peach and a golden bead hangingPietra Dura, an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or "hardstones" is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art. The stonework, after the work is assembled loosely, is glued stone by stone to a substrate after having previously been "sliced and cut in different shape sections; and then assembled together so precisely that the contact between each section