Victorian Sapphire & Diamond Five-Stone Ring byzantine the mask carved from a

the mask carved from a white section over the usual dull pinkish brown background

reflects the quality of the stone: it's platinum throughout and particularly heavy at 24

the Austro-Hungarian empire revived an idea from 100 years earlier: request that citizens donated their gold jewellery to the government in exchange for iron jewellery

originating from the earlier work of the Chelsea factory - there is evidence to suggest that a collection of some 300 moulds was transferred from the Chelsea factory to the Derby factory in the second part of the 18th Century

Victorian Sapphire & Diamond Five-Stone Ring byzantine the mask carved from aDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Fantastic Victorian 5 stone ring set with alternating royal blue sapphires and old mine cut diamonds. The sapphires display a vivid, velvety royal blue colour, and the chunky old cut diamonds weigh approximately 30pts each. The stones are all set in platinum claw mounts, and the band crafted in 18 karat yellow gold. STONES Natural Sapphires Old Mine Cut Diamonds 60pts total (calculated) MEASUREMENTS Head: 18. 5 x 6. 1mm Width