This beautiful blue paste Aquamarine ring is brimming with gorgeous antique detail and character and dates to the Victorian era - stylistically it is Georgian, so an early piece.
Crafted with a 9ct yellow gold band the super sparkly pale blue paste stones are mounted in 935 silver pinched collet settings typical of the period. Silver reflects light much better than gold so that is why you will often see a period ring of this age made out of both metals.
The ring has a large round face that curves around the finger providing wonderful finger coverage. A statement of femininity and beauty, antique hand-cut paste rings are a joy and very collectible!
Paste is a transparent lead glass material that was invented in 1758 by Viennese goldsmith Joseph Strasser, it was mixed wet (hence the term paste) and the resulting glass which had a high refraction and strong dispersion could be cut into facets. These superb imitation jewels were widely known as Strass stones and they quickly became very fashionable.
MATERIALS: 9ct yellow gold band, stone setting 935 silver (sterling is 925)
GEMSTONE: paste (glass) Aquamarines, centre stone measures 6.5mm, surrounding stones 4mm diameter
MEASUREMENTS: face measures 15mm diameter, band 1.7mm
RING SIZE: O (UK), 7.25 (US), with sizing available for an additional fee
WEIGHT: 4.1 grams
HALLMARKS: stamped '935' behind the face and '9ct.' on the band
ERA: circa 1840, Victorian
CONDITION: in very, very good antique condition, minor surface scuffs to the top facets of the pastes noted under very close magnification, the gemstones are securely set and secure in their settings.
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Materials: 9ct Gold, 935 Silver, Paste Aquamarines.