VIVID BLUE SAPPHIRES & DIAMOND Antique Cluster Ring

VIVID BLUE SAPPHIRES & DIAMOND Antique Cluster Ring; seven gems total .95 carat

Circa : 1900, Victorian to Edwardian, with faint illegible traces inside hoop suggesting English hallmarks

Yellow Gold : tested 18k; the "flower and petals" crown measures 1/2"diameter (11mm), above 2mm "D"profile hoop

Blue Sapphires : 6, vivid medium blue, VS high clarity (with no evidence of heat treatment) Old Mine Cushion cut, oval to round, average 3.3mm; "firey" high and deep antique proportions, average .135 carat, total .80 carat.

Diamond : Old Mine Cut round brilliant, fine VS clarity, H-J color, measured 3.1mm x depth 2.2mm, good antique high and deep proportions, estimated .15 carat.

Finger size : 6-1/2;

Gross wt : .084 troy oz
Condition : good; the blue sapphires with typical mild surface wear; prongs recently retipped by Rubini Jewelers, Alexandria, Virginia

# blr 24101............................................................................... $ 1,900.