Victorian, 18ct yellow gold, yellow sapphire ring engagement

Victorian, 18ct yellow gold, yellow sapphire ring engagementThis ring is sold, sorry. See similar rings: Metal: gold rings, yellow gold rings Gems: sapphire rings Type of ring: Victorian rings "Yellow sapphires owe their pleasant sunny colour to iron impurities, and have been treasured for millennia, usually sourced from Sri Lanka, the fabled 'isle of gems'. This yellow sapphire has been faceted in a beautiful antique cushion cut, its charming 18 carat yellow gold mount perfectly complementing its warm body

fresh pale blue of aquamarine has long given it an association with water

Despite a short blip in the mid 19th century

cracks or chips to the ruby

old cushion/round-cut

This cluster ring is set with a very well-cut aquamarine of excellent sky-blue colour and transparency

Emeralds are seldom completely free from inclusions

Colombia has been the source of the world’s best emeralds for thousands of years

Opal is a gemstone with a heavy symbolic attachment

0 carats is of Burmese (Myanmar) origin

this beautifully handmade ring is a tour-de-force of the jeweller’s art

These are exceptional gemstones combined with exceptional craftsmanship

Reminiscent of a high renaissance jewel