Victorian 18ct Gold Five Stone Sapphire & Rose Diamond Carved Half Hoop Ring

A wonderful 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that was made circa 1890. It has been set with five well matched Royal blue naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments.  sapphires with small 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… pointsA unit of weight for a diamond, being one-hundredth of a metric carat. It is used for weights that are decimal fractions of a carat, and all figures after the second decimal point are, in the diamond and jewellery trade, generally discarded. as they are known on either side. This was common practice in VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). rings and gave rings a good line with a little glitter. The shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. has scroll work decoration on either side and is known as a carved half hoop. It would make a lovely engagement or dress ring.