Victorian 18ct Gold Three Stone Turquoise & Rose Diamond Ring

A well balanced 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that was made circa 1880 and has been set with three cabochonA polished, not faceted, dome shaped stone – either round or oval with a flat polished base, primarily used as a cut for phenomenal stones such as cat’s eyes and stars.
turquoiseTurquoise is an opaque gem and is often formed in what is called matrix, a black or brown veining derived from the host rock in which the gem forms.  In fine jewellery, unblemished sky blue turquoise is the ideal, although regularly patterned matrix turquoise is also sought-after.. There are six 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 called that have been set in between the turquoise and on either end. Turquoise was very popular in the VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). period as it represented the “Forget me not” flower which sent a lovely message to the receiver.