Victorian 18ct Gold, Ruby & Diamond Oval Cluster Ring

A very pretty 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that was made made in 1900 in Birmingham. it has been pinched collet set with an oval rectangular cut pinkish red rubyOne of the most valuable gemstones on earth. From the corundum family, the red variety being ruby and the blue, sapphire. With the exception of the diamond, corundum is the hardest of the gemstones on the Mohs scale scoring a 9. surrounded by sixteen 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. It is such a gorgeous ring and sits low on the finger so it would be ideal as an engagement ring.