Dainty Victorian Era Opal & OMC Diamond Flower Ring in 14k Gold

A dainty, Victorian, flower form ring, whose four, round petals are natural opal cabochons. These fiery opal petals display flashes of pink, blue, yellow, violet, and absinth green. They are held in claw-like prongs, and arranged in a cruciform manner around a sparkling, little old mine cut diamond. This delicate ring is beautifully hand-fabricated— its integral, half-round shank tapers gently from the shoulder toward the base. It is charming, and ephemeral, and the opal cabochons are holding up very well, especially considering their 120+ years of age! Marked 14k for purity, and with a pictorial maker's mark (a pair of crossed arrows inside a rectangular cartouche.

Materials

18k gold
Glass intaglio seal

Age

c. 1890 - 1900

Size

US 5 1/4. This ring can be resized; to add resizing to your order, visit our services section.

Dimensions

Ring face measures approx 8.1 x 8.3 mm; shank measures approx 2.5 mm at the shoulder and tapers to approx 1.4 mm at the base; rise is low at 4 mm.