{"product_id":"emerald-city-vintage-14k-gold-natural-emerald-baguette-diamond-ring-vr1142","title":"Emerald City - Vintage 14K Gold Natural Emerald \u0026 Baguette Diamond Ring (VR1142)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreener Than Green - Vintage 14K Gold \u0026amp; Platinum Natural Emerald \u0026amp; Diamond Bespoke Ring.  This eye catching ring is crafted from 14K yellow gold and platinum, hallmarked 14K and Platinum inside the band. Featuring a natural square step-cut emerald, 2 natural trillion cut diamonds, classic styling and high quality craftsmanship. The central portion of this ring showcases  a beautiful vibrant emerald, displaying  bluish\/greenish  hues. The emerald is flanked by two beautiful sparkling trillion cut diamonds, which enhances the emerald beautifully. The shoulders are tapered, leading down to a polished and smooth shank, which allows for easy sizing and a comfortable fit.  This vintage ring is classic and impressive, a true beauty to be enjoyed for many years to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComments: Beautiful ring. Wonderful green colour on the emerald. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: Appraisal included with the ring. Appraised at $5700.00(Tax Excluded) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory: Emeralds ... I\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ets name comes from the ancient Greek word for green, “smaragdus.” Rome's Pliny the Elder described \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eemerald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in his Natural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in the first century AD: “… nothing greens greener” was his verdict. ... The first known \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eemerald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mines were in Egypt, dating from at least 330 BC into the 1700s.  Emerald was one of Cleopatras favourite gemstones. This is known from documentation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eDiamond History\u003c\/em\u003e The earliest \u003cem\u003ediamonds\u003c\/em\u003e were found in India in 4th century BC, although the youngest of these deposits were formed 900 million years ago. A majority of these early stones were transported along the network of trade routes that connected India and China, commonly known as the Silk Road.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe baguette diamond, characterized by its elongated rectangular step-cut and 14 to 24 facets, originated from the 16th century diamonds used in noble monograms. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was officially reintroduced and popularized by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eCartier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1912 and boomed during the geometric Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eGold was generally used for a couple thousand years solely to create things such as jewelry and idols for worship\u003c\/b\u003e. This was until around 1500 BC when the ancient empire of Egypt, which benefited greatly from its gold-bearing region, Nubia, made gold the first official medium of exchange for international trade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe metal was used by pre-Columbian indigenous people, but platinum was \"rediscovered\" in South America by Ulloa in 1735 and by Wood in 1741\u003c\/b\u003e. In 1822 plenty of platinum was discovered in the Ural Mountains in Russia. alchemy is an ancient pursuit concerned with, for instance, the transformation of other metals into gold).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements: Face of the ring  13.50 mm x 6.50 mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone Size: Emerald 1.66 carats   Diamond .06 carats \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 3.22grams \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRing Size: 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Excellent \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Canada \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDate Circa 1980 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41492056178746,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5305\/files\/DSC_7128_a8d038ca-194d-4fa2-a98d-a60c41062a59.jpg?v=1782680405","url":"https:\/\/raritiesantiquejewelry.com\/products\/emerald-city-vintage-14k-gold-natural-emerald-baguette-diamond-ring-vr1142","provider":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}