I wanted to say thankyou to everyone for their lovely comments on the ring.
I have never seen anything like it, and love it more now if that is at all possible. I must admit I did have a small moment of guilt after the hammer fell at the auction, as it did go for over its auction estimate, and I did wonder if I might have paid a little too much.
But as soon as I had it in my possession, I snapped out of it.
Oh my. Thank you TBT for bringing me to this delight! Still picking my jaw up off the floor from seeing that incredible OEC hex cut. One more dream cut to add to this list! (though not optimistic about finding another one like this...)