Description
Date: 1880 – 1900, late Victorian era
Ring size: USA 6.5, UK M, EU 53 (resizable— please contact me for more info)
Materials: GIA certified no heat natural ruby, GIA certified no heat natural sapphire (royal blue color), natural earth-mined old cut diamonds, silver (setting for diamonds only), solid 15k yellow gold (unmarked; tested with electronic gold tester & nitric-muriatic acid)
Weight: 3.65 grams
Dimension of ring face: 14 x 15 mm
Height of ring face: 4.5 mm
Dimension of ruby: 5.11 x 3.75 x 2.04 mm (approx. 0.3 ct)
GIA ruby report: natural ruby, no indication of heat treatment, transparent purplish red, oval modified brilliant cut crown with step cut pavilion, [report number 1186901532]
Dimension of sapphire: 5.08 x 3.75 x 3.02 mm (approx. 0.46 ct)
GIA sapphire report: natural sapphire, no indications of heating, modified brilliant pavilion with step cut pavilion, transparent deep blue, color appearance described in the trade as “Royal Blue”, [report number 2181901524]
Diameter of diamonds: 20 old mine cuts between 1.5 – 1.75mm; 9 rose cuts between 1 – 1.25 mm
Width of shank: 1.5 – 2 mm
Thickness of shank: 1.2 – 1.8 mm
Condition: one of the old mine cut diamonds in the halo has been replaced with a newer rose cut. The setting as been retipped in some areas. There is gentle surface wear to the facet junctions of the sapphire and ruby. The gold shows general age-related surface wear.