Flashfire

Expressive Vintage Ring with Opal & Diamonds, 1970s

€ 4,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Expressive Vintage Ring with Opal & Diamonds, 1970s

Description

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

Large opals, like all natural and untreated colored stones, are the most beautiful in the realm of jewels. Not only their beauty inspires, but also their stable value convinces to buy. The opal in the center of the present ring is such an exqusite gemstone. The capital opal from the mines of Australia is of considerable size and shows a wonderful play of colors. In fact, depending on the incidence of light, the colors of the rainbow can be seen. The stone has very many beautiful shades of red, but also green, yellow and even blue and purple nuances can be seen. The gemstone is cut as a flat oval cabochon and covers almost an entire finger limb. A plain frame of gold holds it securely. The asymmetrically placed rail with three side-mounted brilliant-cut diamonds in white gold settings gives the piece of jewelry a surprisingly modern touch. The ring was made in Germany in the 1970s and is in very good condition. The handwork comes from a goldsmith who signed the ring with her mark "HM". Unfortunately, we do not yet know by whom the ring was actually made. An independent expert opinion has confirmed the quality of the materials.

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Australia is famous for the most beautiful opals in the world. But did you know that jewelry 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 because they were not precious jewelry-quality opals. There is no written record of the first discovery of precious opals until 1872, when commercial mining began in Queensland in the 1890s. In 1905 further opal fields were discovered in Lightning Ridge, in 1915 in Coober Pedy and in 1930 in Andamooka. Especially the stones from Lightning Ridge enjoy an almost legendary reputation. In them the so-called "flashfire" effects can be found. This is the name given to the property of some opals to emit lightning-like color reflections and to produce new, exciting color images with each new incidence of light.

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Flashfire

€ 4,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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