Description

If you try me through LT and don't hear back within 24 hours, please contact me directly at circehellene@mail.com - thanks!

I adore married pieces. This ring probably began its life during the Georgian era: the ~one carat stone is cupped in a period-appropriate fashion and could have begun its life as anything from ring to pendant to earring to cuff link to button (yes, button! the Georgian era was a decorative era). At some point between the Victorian and the early Art Deco period, most likely during the Edwardian period, some enterprising jeweler gave it new life by burnishing it into an intricate die-stamped setting of 18k white gold, trellised with flowers.

The setting is in superb shape: many rings from this period will demonstrate some degree of wear, but it's clear that this pieces was cherished and protected ... it looks like it could have traveled across the 100+ years since its creation in a single leap. The stone is slightly elongated, measuring 7mm by 7.5mm: there is a small chip or cavity along one edge that takes the clarity to SI1 clarity, but a buyer could have that polished out or covered with a small lip of metal without difficulty: excluding the chip, the stone is lovely and clean. The color is hard to judge, as the cup has oxidized slightly, but this gives the stone a wonderful, glowing depth, reflecting colors running the gamut from violet to bronze: gauging from the side view alone, I would estimate the color as G-H. A very unusual piece, appropriate for anything from an engagement ring on out! It is currently sized at an 8, but could easily be sized up or down.