Opal In Radiant Wreath

Elegant Vintage Entourage Ring With Large Opal Cabochon, ca. 1955


€ 1,190.00 *
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Elegant Vintage Entourage Ring With Large Opal Cabochon, ca. 1955
Elegant Vintage Entourage Ring With Large Opal Cabochon, ca. 1955
Description
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Australia is famous for the most beautiful opals in the world. But did you know that jewellery with Australian precious opals has not been around that long? The first European to discover opals in Australia was the German geologist Johannes Menge. He found opals north of Adelaide in 1841 - but little attention was paid to these finds, as they were not yet precious gem quality opals. There is no written record of the first precious opal finds until 1872, and commercial mining began in Queensland in the 1890s. This ring is set with an opal from Australia. The opal, cut to a cabochon, has a white base colour, on which delicate orange-red, green and electric blue reflections appear, depending on the viewing angle and incidence of light. It is a quiet iridescence that distinguishes this opal, not a glaring glow, but a subtle play of colour that matches the ring's light appearance. The ring presents the opal amidst a wreath of bright diamonds. White gold sets the opal as well as the diamonds, while the lower cadre and ring band are made of yellow gold. Probably created in the 1950s in Germany, the piece of jewellery found its way to us from Wiesbaden.
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Elegant Vintage Entourage Ring With Large Opal Cabochon, ca. 1955
Opal In Radiant Wreath
€ 1,190.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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