Victorian 18ct Gold Five Stone Diamond Slanted Ring

A pretty 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that was assayed When the property or concentration of a precious metal is measured. in 1899 in Chester.  It has been set in a slanted design with five graduated well matched 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 within a reeded frame. The shouldersThe point on a ring where the central section meets the shank or band, often carved, decorated or inlaid with small diamond accent stones. are a very pretty scroll design.

It would be an ideal engagement ring.