Monet's water lilies had a profound impact on my early artistic education and development. When I was very young, my grandparents visited Monet's garden in Giverny, France and brought back a wonderful children's book called "Linnea in Monet's Garden". It became one of my favorites! My grandparents read the book to me and my sister all the time and also brought us to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see Monet's paintings in real life. Recently, when I visited Monet's garden for the first time myself, I noticed many of the flowers that I vividly remembered my grandmother growing in her own garden. This was obviously a special experience for her and she wanted to bring a little piece of it into her own daily life. My grandparents loved teaching us about art and classical music, and my grandmother is also responsible for teaching me about jewelry! This beautiful midcentury vintage ring reminds me of her so much, not only because so many of her treasured pieces came from this era, but because it's shaped like the water lilies she loved so much! This ring is crafted from 14k yellow gold and features 4 lab created rubies surrounding a bezel set round brilliant diamond. In its original form, this ring held a 5th ruby in the bezel setting, but the stone was very badly abraded and I think this fireball of a diamond is absolutely lovely in its place! The 4 remaining rubies are in excellent vintage condition. This ring is a size 7 and easily sized by a trusted jeweler.