Antique Australian Sapphire & Diamond Wedding Ring

This antique wedding ring transports us back to a time before automotive and air travel, to a time of reading by gaslight, and where jewelry was even more prized than today. This ring would have been at the height of fashion in Edwardian America, where blue sapphires were the gem of choice in engagement rings. The five-stone half hoop ring design features three dark blue sapphires alternating with Old Mine cut diamonds, each hand-set in eight-prong crown style heads. The gems are set in yellow gold and platinum, and the base of the ring has been re-shanked in white gold at a later time. The gems are truly magnificent in this ring - the diamonds dance when the light hits them, and the sapphires are a rich, velvety blue but not too dark- the perfect color. These are Australian sapphires, known for their subtle green undertone, similar to Montana sapphires (as opposed to Ceylon or Burma sapphires, which often have a violet undertone). This would make an exceptional antique engagement ring or a right-hand ring for someone who wants to transport themselves back in time, like us!

Details: antique 14k two-tone gold 5-stone ring set with 1.10ctw round natural blue sapphires (Australia, unheated) and .50ctw Old Mine cut diamonds (SI2 HI) set in 6-prong crown style heads, Edwardian circa 1905.