Victorian 18ct Gold & Turquoise Forget Me Not Eternity Ring

A really pretty 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring set with ten oval 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. stones.The meaning is told through the choice of the stones as they are the colour of the “forget me not” flower so this ring would have been given as a token of admiration and love. It was made circa 1860.