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Find Out MoreA pretty 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold Arts and Crafts ring that was made circa 1910. It is clearly hand made with an intricate pierced leaf work design with an oval cut aquamarineAquamarine (from the Latin, “water from the sea”) is a blue variety of the mineral, beryl, of which emerald is the less durable but more prized green variety. Aquamarine was believed to protect sailors at sea and banish fear. in the centre. The shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. is a fluted design that flows in to the top motif.
I would attribute this ring to have been made by Arthur Gaskin. Arthur and his wife Georgie Gaskin started producing jewellery from 1899 under the name “Mr & Mrs Arthur Gaskin”, and in 1903 Arthur was appointed headmaster of the Vittoria Street School for Jewellers and Silversmiths, where he was to remain until 1924, when the couple retired to Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire.
Buying antique jewellery is both ethical and eco-friendly as harmful and destructive mining processes are not needed to make an item yours. So give yourself a pat on the back!
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