Inspired by the beauty of Byzantium jewellery. The eastern half of the former Roman empire, that thrived for hundreds of years after it's western counterpart, produced the some of the most wonderful jewellery of late antiquity into the middle ages.
 
What I love is the mixture of wire and open metal work and huge statement stones, and I've used a jonquil Swarovski crystal and silver plated wire to make this stand out ring