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Victorian Ring with Australian Opals & Diamonds, England c. 1900


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Victorian Ring with Australian Opals & Diamonds, England c. 1900
Victorian Ring with Australian Opals & Diamonds, England c. 1900
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This ring features three magnificent Australian full opals, cut into shimmering cabochons. The first-class stones show a rare red as the base color over light blue and green, which glows when exposed to light. The opals are combined with six diamonds, which enrich the magnificent ring with additional light reflections. Rings like this were very popular in the late 19th century and were made in a wide variety of material combinations. Colored gemstones were always combined with diamonds. As early as 1889, when the Australian opal fashion was just beginning in Europe, the German ladies' journal Der Bazar wrote about this combination: "It is indeed an excellent combination, as the diamonds lend their brilliance to these semi-precious stones and thus create wonderful color effects." The ring, made of warm, shiny gold, was most likely created in Great Britain and dates to c. 1900. It is in very good condition and enchants with its beautiful opals, whose light reflections flicker with every movement. Quote from The Bazaar, 35th volume 1889, no. 48, December 23, 1894, p. 509.
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The ancient author Pliny described the opals he knew with the following words: "It has a fire of its own, finer than that of carbuncle, it possesses the purple spark of amethyst and the sea green of emerald and a generally incredible mixture of light."
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Victorian Ring with Australian Opals & Diamonds, England c. 1900
Rainbow Dance
€ 1,890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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