An astonishing completely handmade ONE OF A KIND 1950s ruby and diamond cluster cocktail, dress or unique engagement ring.
This ring is marked inside the shank for 14K white gold.
It is a size 5 US. There is a fingermate shank which opens to a 7 US to pass over the knuckle and closes to a 5 US.
In total this ring weighs 10.2 grams.
The face of the ring measures approximately 7/8" long by 7/8" wide and rises 1/2" high off the finger (22.5mm x 22.5mm x 12.6mm). This ring makes a big luxurious statement and the sparkly is incredible!
The set stones are as follows:
There are twenty square cut rubies with an average weight of 13 points each.
The total ruby weight is 2.60 carats
The total diamond weight is 0.72 carats. These stones are all VS clarity F color.
The total ruby and diamond weight is 3.32 carats.
This heirloom quality ring is in lovely condition and is ready to gift or to wear. The ring presents beautifully.
The twenty square cut rubies are all a bright and vivid pinky red, gem quality and very well matched for color and clarity.
It is in lovely condition and is ready to gift or to wear.
A full appraisal will accompany this ring.
It will be sent in a presentation box ready for gifting and for safe keeping.
Unfortunately, in the last two decades many rubies seen in modern jewelry and rubies set as replacements in vintage and antique jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion and deep diffusion. There are also sapphires treated heavily with beryllium treatment to imitate rubies. In recent years rubies have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Oftentimes this clarity enhancement may appear on certificates as the note(s) “residues” or “minor residues” or perhaps “foreign substance”. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a ruby. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell rubies with these treatments.
The photos form part of the description. Like all colored stones there is a color variation that occurs in different lighting conditions both inside but also outside, even the time of day can make the color of a stone appear a little different. We do our best to show colors as we see them. Color perception is highly individual and some people can perceive more colors than others, also colors can appear somewhat different on different screens and devices due to variations in screen hardware and device display settings.
