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Book Your Virtual ConsultationThis is an amazing large ring that would have been worn to impress. It was made circa 1820 and is most likely of French origin. It has been set with lines of coloured pasteGlass made to resemble gem materials, which may be moulded, faceted, carved, etc. with a surround of colourless white paste. The white paste exhibits a common trick called the black spot which was when a hole was cut at the back of the foilA thin metal foil placed behind a gemstone within a closed-back setting to improve its appearance. Metallic foil improves the reflectivity of certain gemstones, whilst coloured foils act as colouring agents when placed behind colourless materials, such as paste and rock crystal. The practice of foil-backing gemstones can be traced back to Minoan times (circa... behind the paste. This showed the black spot that was meant to imitate the culet on an old mine cutAn 18th, 19th and early 20th century diamond shape, typically cushion or asymmetrical, marked by a small table, a high crown and a large culet. Culets are the small flat facets at the bottom of a stone which appear to the untrained eye as a hole in the middle of the stone. Before the advent of modern machinery which allows for the precise faceting we see tod... diamondA precious, lustrous gemstone made of highly compressed carbon. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to mankind. Colours of diamonds range from colourless, yellow, orange and brown to almost black. Natural coloured (or ‘fancy’) diamonds can be extremely rare. The cut, colour, clarity and carat weight of a diamond are the criteria jewellers use.... So this ring was a costume jewel from the GeorgianJewellery made in the Georgian era (1714-1830). period. The top is silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
and the shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. is gold.
Rare and fun to wear.
A rare large Georgian paste ring.
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