haloflare

Jewelry designers have been placing smaller stones around larger stones for hundreds of years. Originally, they were created with a gemstone, such as a ruby or sapphire, and surrounded by pearls or other jewels. With the advent of widespread diamond availability in the 1900s, designers began putting tiny diamonds around gemstones to obtain a flowery, cocktail ring look to be worn on the right (non-engagement ring) hand. Small diamonds were used to surround a larger diamond in the 1920s art deco era, giving rise to the modern-day halo engagement ring.