Victorian Opal & Old Cut Diamond Cluster Ring Size:5.25 both design and execution run

both design and execution run as close to perfection as is possible

With elegant shoulder details and pierced openwork gallery featuring cut-out diamonds and half moons

the skull is clearly some sort of memento mori

Amethyst Cabochons - 9

Evidence of an old resize

Victorian Opal & Old Cut Diamond Cluster Ring Size:5.25 both design and execution runDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 An unusual Victorian cluster ring set with a vibrant opal cabochon flanked by two pairs of . 20ct old cut diamonds north south as worn on the finger. The band is trifurcated at the shoulders, and features intricate detailing with shell, foliate, and pine cone motifs. STONES Natural Opal 7. 6 x 5. 5mm Old Mine & Old European Cut Diamonds approx. 0. 80ct total MEASUREMENTS Head: 12. 9 x 8. 1mm Width of band: 2. 9mm WEIGHT 4. 2g