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Dainty Antique Opal Ring In Gold With Diamonds, England Around 1900

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Dainty Antique Opal Ring In Gold With Diamonds, England Around 1900

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This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Today, opals are widely known gemstones and are among the classic gemstones used in jewellery. Most of the precious opals used today come from Australia, where they are mined underground, usually by individual opal seekers. But did you know that the first precious opal to be found in Australia was by a German explorer? It was the German geologist Johannes Menge who found and scientifically recorded the first Australian opal in 1841. However, the earliest pieces of precious jewellery can only be traced back to 1872. As Australia was still an English colony in those years, it is not surprising that most of these early pieces of jewellery with opals were created in England, as the vast majority of the dazzling gemstones were exported there. This ring was also made in England. This is revealed by the sequence of stamps, the so-called hallmark inside the ring band, with the mark of the Precious Metals Assay Office in London. Three Australian full opals, cut into shimmering cabochons, are the protagonists of the ring from the last years of Queen Victoria's reign. They are accompanied by six small old European cut diamonds, which are effectively set between the bright opals. The misty white opals show a delicate red and a strong green as the base colour over light blue and white, which glows when the light falls on them. The ring appeals with its fine stone setting, its high-carat gold and its wonderfully classic design in the spirit of late Victorian jewellery. The fine workmanship allows the special life of the stones to come into its own without making the ring unwieldy or difficult to wear.

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