Late Victorian Garnet Octagon Ring Size:11 Ruby & Rose Cut Diamond

Ruby & Rose Cut Diamond

Old European Cut Diamonds - total carat weight 3

including the mid-weight chain

and forget-me-nots

Late Victorian Garnet Octagon Ring Size:11 Ruby & Rose Cut DiamondDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 An unusual and alluring antique garnet ring dating from the late Victorian period, circa 1890. The stone is an octagonal faceted pyrope garnet, a particularly bright blood red example, collet set in an 18 karat gold ring mount. The band features unusually asymmetrical split shoulders and tulip shaped pierced segment suggesting the merest hint of Art Nouveau influence. Pyrope garnet, one of the rarest naturally occurring