Antique Seventeenth Century Stuart Crystal Gold Ring

Colorful Victorian rock crystal bug brooch in delightful colors of red and purple set in silver. Fun to wear alone on a lapel or with companions on one's sh...

This wonderful lava ring was sold in Naples to travelers on the Grand Tour as souvenir jewelry in the 1820’s to 40's after the discovery of the ruins ...

Unusual English Stuart period paste cluster ring with 8 rose cut pastes set in silver and backed in 18K with a gold bordered almandine garnet stone at center. Rings with paste stones in combination with real stones are unusual. The rose cut pastes on this ring are meticulously hand carved and the ring has significant hand gold work throughout. There is a painted black Florentine enamel design at the shoulders and the band is 18K. The goldsmith etched 3 flourishes into the gold band where the enamel painting ends on each side. The back of the ring is carved into a 6 leaved gold flower and raised about 3-4 mmm to give it depth. The ring back is as spectacular as the front. Such artistry could only be accomplished through the hand-work of an early goldsmith. The origin of paste is credited to 2 infamous Georges, the first being George Ravenscroft, an English glassmaker who in the 16th century invented a composition of leaded glass that resembled rock crystal. This composition of glass and lead and other mysterious ingredients were further developed and popularized by a Parisian jeweler, George Straus who is widely credited with popularizing paste jewelry...

Paris in the Belle Époque was a period in the history of the city between the years 1871 to 1914, until the First World War. This period realized the construction of the Eiffel Tower, the Paris Métro, the Paris Opera. The expression Belle Époque means beautiful era and represents an earlier time of optimism, elegance, and progress. Our Belle Epoque ring has 3 large open backed round set gemstones arranged in a North-South pattern on silver, with 6 small square set diamonds...

Sard intaglio of Athene holding Nike. The “large” intaglio is set in 15 ct gold ca 1820. Measurement of bezel:19 x 17 mm Size 7

This sweet ring holds a bright, clean crystal. The ring is simple in design and is modelled in 9ct gold. Ring Size: Q 1/2 or 8 1/4 Stone Dimensions: 8...

Stuart rock crystal love knot ring. The central oval rose cut domed rock crystal in closed back collet setting, surmounting a complicated love knot in gold thread, to a D-shape shank...

Marked 10k GE US size 6