Description
Gorgeous Victorian antique demantoid garnet ring
This beautifully designed demantoid garnet and pearl cluster ring is handcrafted in 18 carat gold
Set to the centre with a wonderful creamy pearl that is surrounded by fabulous red garnets and bright green demantoid garnets
The stones are claw and bezel set in yellow gold and surrounded by splendid millegrain detail.It has very attractive split shoulders
This charming ring looks stunning on the finger
The head is 11 mm wide
Red garnets 3.5mm Demantoid garnet 2.5mm pearl 2.5mm
Shank marked 18ct gold
The size N (UK) 7 (USA) it would re size.
It weighs 2.3 grams
This antique ring is in excellent original condition
This antique demantoid garnet ring comes in the presentation box illustrated
Our ref 23289 Further information phone Paula 07949058591
Let’s talk about Garnet
In past times garnet jewellery was abundant and modestly priced, but recently the price of good antique pieces has resulted in a rapid and justifiable reassessment of their status. Garnet is found in several colours, although red is the most common. There are two distinct red varieties found in antique jewellery: Pyrope Garnet: Blood red garnet used extensively in 18th and 19th century. Georgian pyrope garnets were invariably cut flat and oval in shape, set in gold and frequently foiled to improve their appearance. Common Georgian designs included cushion-shaped brooches with half pearl decoration and hair locket centers, flower spray brooches, graduated collet riviere, and necklaces of foliate design sometimes suspending below a Maltese cross pendant convertible to a brooch. 19th century pyrope garnets were used abundantly during the “Grand” period mid-Victorian opulence and were ideal gems for extravagant effect. A popular fashion involved cutting garnets “en cabochon” and hollowing out the backs to lighten the look of the stones. Cabochon garnets are often referred to as “carbuncles”. Pyrope garnets were used in the 19th century Czechoslovakian and German jewellery in pavé-set clusters of multi-faceted stones. Known as Bohemian garnets, they were often mounted in low grade gold or in guilt metal in hundreds of different designs, from modest brooches to elaborate teardrop necklaces.
