Edwardian 18ct Gold, Sapphire & Diamond Cluster Ring With Tiny Flower Motifs Around The Edge

This is a very unusual 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that may have been a special commission.  It has been clawA precious metal prong used to hold a gemstone in place. set with a pale cornflower blue sapphireBlue is the best-known colour for this gemstone but it can be found in all colours of the spectrum. After diamond, sapphire is the hardest gemstone.
that is most likely a Sri Lankan stone. It is surrounded by 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… diamonds then on a lower level are tiny flowers set with rose diamonds. The pretty trifurcated shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. gives the ring a light look. It was made circa 1900-1910 and is as wearable now as it was over one hundred years ago as a dress or engagement ring.