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Antique Gold Ring with Five High-Quality Australian Opals, Chester 1903


€ 1,690.00 *
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Antique Gold Ring with Five High-Quality Australian Opals, Chester 1903
Antique Gold Ring with Five High-Quality Australian Opals, Chester 1903
Description
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With its combination of five iridescent opals and gleaming yellow gold, this ring is a vibrant eye-catcher. Its design as a so-called “five-stone ring” is typical of the late Victorian era, when opals from distant Australia first reached the English motherland and took the island by storm—even though this ring was created shortly thereafter, when Edward VII What was already King of the Empire. The opals in this ring are of particularly good quality. Opals are often milky or pale; here, however, the stones are completely filled with green and blue flashes of light that shift with every movement and, like a kaleidoscope, never cease to fascinate. The ring, crafted from high-karat yellow gold, features the opals arranged so that they grow larger toward the center. Its flat design also makes the piece of jewellery particularly comfortable to wear. The ring was crafted in 1903 in the English city of Chester, as revealed by the complete hallmark on the ring band. The ring came to us from London.
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Australia is famous for having the most beautiful opals in the world. But did you know that pieces of jewellery featuring Australian precious opals haven’t been around for very long? The first European to discover opals in Australia was the German geologist Johannes Menge. He found opals north of Adelaide in 1841—but these discoveries initially received little attention, as they were not yet precious gem-quality opals suitable for jewelry. It wasn’t until the late 19th century that jewelry-grade opals were mined in Australia and shipped from the then-colony to England.
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Antique Gold Ring with Five High-Quality Australian Opals, Chester 1903
What a Wonderful World
€ 1,690.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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