Antique, Victorian Burmese ruby & diamond carved half-hoop ring Unusual

Antique, Victorian Burmese ruby & diamond carved half-hoop ring UnusualProvenance Made in 1885, this ruby and diamond five stone ring is quintessentially Victorian and we simply love it! Set with three natural unheated Burmese rubies, elongated cushion cut and perfectly matched in colour with a striking deep cerise hue with almost molten intensity. Rubies are stones that can fluoresce even under daylight in some cases, and these stones certainly feel like they're glowing. Claw set and interspersed with cushion old mine

This ring is an early 20th century art deco reinterpretation of this design

A refined and beautiful jewel

but it has its origins in the 18th century boat-shaped ‘navette’ rings of the 18th century

‘18ct’ Date Of Manufacture

toi et moi rings

shifting with the angle of the stone

Surrounded by two cluster rings set with cushion old-mine cut diamonds

Sitting within a tapered band

giving it a reputation of the 'chameleon stone

for which sapphires from Sri Lanka are famed

5mm x 7mm x 4

the effect is a soft white shimmer – the perfect counterbalance to the cool blues of the central stone