Turning the Sun

Elegant Ring with Heliotrope in Gold, Birmingham 1926


€ 980.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Elegant Ring with Heliotrope in Gold, Birmingham 1926
Elegant Ring with Heliotrope in Gold, Birmingham 1926
Description
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This ring is not a signet ring - although it bears a stone that is normally only used in signet and coat of arms rings. The high-carat gold setting features a heliotrope. Unlike in signet or coat of arms rings, however, the stone is cut into an oval cabochon. It is therefore not possible to seal with such a stone, as its surface is curved. Rather, the aim of this ring is to bring out the beauty of the mineral itself. The heliotrope, a variety of quartz, shows red speckles against a dark green background. These are traditionally interpreted as drops of Christ's blood, which has also earned the mineral the name "blood jasper". Its Latin name, on the other hand, means "sun turner" and is based on the idea that the stone reflects the sun in a special way. What is unusually beautiful about this ring is how elegantly the stone is set in the gold; the surface of the stone merges seamlessly into the polished gold. The ring was created in England. In 1926, it was presented to the Birmingham City Hall, as the sequence of stamps on the inside shows. We discovered the ring in London.
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Elegant Ring with Heliotrope in Gold, Birmingham 1926
Turning the Sun
€ 980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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