Art Deco Platinum Patterned Wedding Band / Size 9 Platinum Thin Wedding Band silver_brooch lead and bismuth

lead and bismuth

and they certainly made a lot of wonderful jewelry

Crystal and rhinestones were an affordable alternative to precious gems and diamonds

They also come in almost all colors except blue

Art Deco Platinum Patterned Wedding Band / Size 9 Platinum Thin Wedding Band silver_brooch lead and bismuthThis lovely platinum Art Deco Wedding band is still timeless and will make a wonderful addition to your vintage engagement ring. Platinum jewelry was popular in Art Deco Jewelry. This resurgence was partially made possible because of the discovery of the worlds largest platinum deposit: the Merensky Reef in northeast South Africa. It remained the metal of choice throughout the Art Deco period and into the 1940s when it was declared a strategic mineral