Antique, Victorian sapphire & diamond half-hoop ring chalcedony

Antique, Victorian sapphire & diamond half-hoop ring chalcedonyProvenance Original to c. 1880, this late Victorian ring is a refined example of what is known as a carved half hoop ring. The carved half hoop was a hugely popular Victorian style characterised by its use of coloured gemstones and diamonds, set above an ornately carved gold gallery that reflected the richness and opulence of the era. Here we have three oval old cut natural unheated sapphires with a combined weight of 2. 50ct. They have been

Set within a simple millegrained border of antique circular-cut diamonds

Smallest turquoise size: Length 4mm

Mounted traditionally in silver veneered on gold

Tourmaline size: Length 13

which was the norm in Edwardian jewellery

Green sapphire and diamond ring

followed by £1

13 grams (gross)

this is without a doubt one of my favourite Art Deco rings

jewellers also began to cut coloured stones in new and inventive ways

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