Late Victorian Garnet Octagon Ring Size:7 English 18k Gold Import Marks

English 18k Gold Import Marks

And also that they lived to 85

with applied shoulder details

one or two small dings to the back

and to also make peace between quarreling parties

Late Victorian Garnet Octagon Ring Size:7 English 18k Gold Import MarksDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 An unusual and alluring antique garnet ring dating from the late Victorian period, circa 1890. The stone is an octagonal faceted pyrope garnet, a particularly bright blood red example, collet set in an 18 karat gold ring mount. The band features unusually asymmetrical split shoulders and tulip shaped pierced segment suggesting the merest hint of Art Nouveau influence. Pyrope garnet, one of the rarest naturally occurring