Late Victorian Garnet Octagon Ring Size:7.25 08ct three-sided old cut diamond

08ct three-sided old cut diamond

Very strange to see an asymetrical cluster ring from this period

plant foliage

as per the princess's Will

Late Victorian Garnet Octagon Ring Size:7.25 08ct three-sided old cut diamondDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 An unusual and alluring antique garnet ring dating from the late Victorian period, circa 1890. The stone is an octagonal faceted pyrope garnet, a particularly bright blood red example, collet set in an 18 karat gold ring mount. The band features unusually asymmetrical split shoulders and tulip shaped pierced segment suggesting the merest hint of Art Nouveau influence. Pyrope garnet, one of the rarest naturally occurring