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Early 20th Century 14ct Gold, Three Stone Opal Surrounded by Green Garnets & Diamonds Ring

82T
360 Admirers Rare Find
Written by Olly Gerrish

The contrasting colours in this ring are astounding.  They have been specially chosen to compliment each other. In the centre are three opals that display vivid blue and green flashes of colour with red hints. Around them are small demantoid garnets or green garnets as they are commonly known.

Although garnets have been known since ancient times, the demantoid variety was not discovered until 1868 in Russia’s western central Ural Mountains. Miners were immediately stunned by the highly refractive nature of the gem material. They began comparing it to diamond and referred to it as “demantoid”, from the French “demant” meaning diamond. The reason is obvious, with its high brilliance and dispersion. These bright apple green stones are comparatively rare and very expensive as they are no longer mined. In the early 1900s they were a celebrated stone and many items of jewellery were set with these beautiful stones.

Around the green garnets are graduated old mine cut diamonds.  The shank is 14ct gold so it may have been made in America circa 1910-1920. The whole of the top curves nicely around the finger so it looks fantastic when worn.

Ollys Pick

This is a stunning and really unusual ring!

Item Number
82T
Measurements
Top 1.3cm by 2cm
Centre opal 5.5mm by 4.5mm
Diamonds approx total weight 0.84 carats
Green garnets approx total weight 0.34 carats
Date & Origin
Edwardian (1901-1914)
Possibly American
Provenance
Possibly American
Hallmarks

Marked 14K

Condition
Very Good
Discovered
3 years ago
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