Edwardian 18ct Gold, Emerald & Diamond Three Stone Rub Over Set Ring

A good looking heavy gauge 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that has been set with octagonal cut emeraldOne of the four ‘precious’ stones. An intense, deep green is the most desirable colour for emeralds. Flaws and cloudiness (‘jardin’) are very common in emeralds, so stones are often oiled, irradiated, and dyed to improve their look. Synthetic emeralds have fewer imperfections and are hard to set apart from natural stones. Emeralds belong to the beryl… with an old mine cutAn 18th, 19th and early 20th century diamond shape, typically cushion or asymmetrical, marked by a small table, a high crown and a large culet. Culets are the small flat facets at the bottom of a stone which appear to the untrained eye as a hole in the middle of the stone. Before the advent of modern machinery which allows for the precise faceting we see tod… diamondA precious, lustrous gemstone made of highly compressed carbon. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to mankind. Colours of diamonds range from colourless, yellow, orange and brown to almost black. Natural coloured (or ‘fancy’) diamonds can be extremely rare. The cut, colour, clarity and carat weight of a diamond are the criteria jewellers use… on either side.  The emerald is in a raised octagonal collet setting which is unusual. The old mine cut diamonds have been gypsyA type of setting wherby the gemstone is sunk into its mount with the table facet flush with the mount surface. Usually there are one to three stones in the ring. Popular Victorian setting. set which means that they have been sunk in to the gold rather than set with claws or a bezelA metal rim which holds the stone in a piece of jewellery. This metal band has its top edges smoothed over to better hold the stone in place. setting.

The result is a beautiful looking ring that is wearable on its own or stacked with other rings.