{"product_id":"flower-power-vintage-gold-plated-crystal-flower-ring-vr783","title":"Recently Sold  (VR783)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlower Power - Vintage Gold Plated Crystal Rhinestone Flower Ring. This fun ring is crafted from gold plate over metal, hallmarked GOLD PLATED BY KARATCLAD PROCESS. Featuring black and white crystal gemstones, and vintage styling. The gallery on this ring is designed as a bold and whimsical flower. The gold frame is diamond cut, which surrounds four black crystal gems and two rental clear crystals. The band is smooth and polished, which allows for a comfortable fit. The vintage flower ring is dramatic and bold, and looks great when worn! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory: Rhinestones which are also known as diamantes or paste date back as far as the thirteenth century where they were first made from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCzechoslovakian or Bohemian hand blown glass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The term rhinestone came along later, when rock crystals were discovered in and around the shores of the river Rhine in Austria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first known gold plating occurred in northern Peru, where Pre-Columbian smiths gilded and silvered copper pieces by electrochemical replacement techniques\u003c\/b\u003e. During excavations in the late 1980s, archaeologists discovered gold and silver ornamental and ceremonial artifacts dating all the way back to AD 50-300.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLuigi Brunatelli\u003c\/b\u003e, an Italian chemist, is most widely credited for inventing electroplating. Brugnatelli published his findings on the use of Volta piles to deposit a layer of gold onto a metallic surface in 1805.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eKaratclad is \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea trademark for a very thick gold electroplating process\u003c\/b\u003e; this type of plating is about 14 times thicker than standard electroplating. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasurements: Face of the Ring 24.00 mm x 24.00 mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStone Size : Black Crystal 6.00 x 6.00mm    Rhinestone (clear)2.00 mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeight: 8.30 grams \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRing Size: 6  Note: Can not be sized \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: Excellent \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin: America \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDate: Circa 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39858674434106,"sku":"VR783","price":75.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5305\/products\/DSC_2072.jpg?v=1678160355","url":"https:\/\/raritiesantiquejewelry.com\/products\/flower-power-vintage-gold-plated-crystal-flower-ring-vr783","provider":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}