Description
Date: c. 1800 – 1810s
Ring size: USA 3.5 (resizable via laser welder)
Materials: natural earth mined diamonds, 15k rose gold (unmarked; tested with muriatic & nitric acid), blue enamel
Weight: 5.5 grams
Dimension of ring face: 17.3 x 14.5 mm
Height of ring face: 5.3 mm
Dimension of central diamond: 4.5 x 4 mm (0.25 – 0.3 ct, including halo diamonds, approx. 1 ctw)
Dimension of halo diamonds: 2.5 mm (12 total, approx. 0.7 ctw)
Approx. clarity of diamonds: central diamond VS2- SI1 (no visible carbon inclusions); halo mostly SI – I (about 5 with tiny carbon inclusions, and two with feathers)
(Diamonds can’t be graded for color accurately due to foiling)
Width of shank: 1.6 – 3 mm
Thickness of shank: 1 – 1.8 mm
Condition: Overall in great antique condition. The ring shank is slightly asymmetrical (i.e. not a perfect circle). There’s some tarnish to the silver foiling underneath the diamond (smoked mirror effect; spots of gray). Expect some general age-related surface wear to the gold.
