Petite Point - Victorian Circa 1890 14K Gold Natural Garnet & Seed Pearl Engraved Gypsy Ring (VICR185)

Petite Point - Victorian Circa 1890 14K Gold Natural Garnet & Seed Pearl Engraved Gypsy Ring. This gorgeous ring is crafted from 14K gold, hallmarked 14K. Featuring two natural antique cut garnets, 4 natural seed pearls, Victorian era styling and high quality craftsmanship. The expertly bead-set garnets are red in colour, displaying a beautiful vibrant red colour. The central portion of the gallery are bead-set with beautiful creamy coloured pearls with silvery overtones, which are created in the form of a cross. The shoulders on the ring feature exquisite deeply carved-engraved gold work, leading down to a tapered smooth polished shank. The plain shank, allows for a comfortable fit a, and easy sizing.  This ring looks stunning when worn, truly a feminine elegant ring made during the Reign of Queen Victoria. 

Comments: Contemporary Appraisals do not reflect the value of antique jewelry.  It is recommended that this ring be insured for $2000.00 (Tax Excluded)  

The history of garnet dates back to the Bronze Age, more than 5000 years ago. Its name, which has been used since these ancient times, was derived from the Latin word granatium, which means pomegranate (because the small, red crystals were thought to resemble pomegranate seeds).

Gold has always had value to humans, even before it was money. This is demonstrated by the extraordinary efforts made to obtain it. Prospecting for gold was a worldwide effort going back thousands of years, even before the first money in the form of gold coins appeared about 700 B.C.

Pearls were presented as gifts to Chinese royalty as early as 2300 BC, while in ancient Rome, pearl jewellery was considered the ultimate status symbol. So precious were the spherical gems that in the 1st century BC, Julius Caesar passed a law limiting the wearing of pearls only to the ruling classes.  According to legend, Cleopatra crushed a pearl into a glass of wine to prove to Marc Antony that she could give the most expensive dinner in history. 

Victorian gypsy rings are one of the most distinctive jewels of the Victorian/Edwardian era. Pleasing to look at and also to wear, these exquisite yellow gold rings feature one or more diamonds or gems deep-set into the band so that they sit flush with the surface of the gold.

In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardian period, and its later half overlaps with the first part of the Belle Époque era of Continental Europe.

Measurements: Face of the Ring 16.00 mm x 7.50 mm    

Stone Size: Garnet .10 carats       Seed Pearl 1.00 mm each 

Weight: 3.00 grams 

Ring Size: 7 1/2

Condition: Excellent   Note: Amazing condition. 

Origin: America 

Date: Circa 1890