Victorian 18ct Gold Five Stone Sapphire & Diamond Ring

An impressive 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that was made circa 1880-1900. It has been set with five well matched graded mid to deep blue naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments.  sapphires. The sapphires are surrounded by small 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 that frame the sapphires beautifully. It is a curved setting so it sits low and follows the shape of the finger. The ring was made circa 1880-1900. It would make a wonderful engagement ring.