Here we have a spectacular large mid century unheated dark red ruby and sparkly white diamond ballerina engagement ring crafted in 18K yellow gold.
This gorgeous no heat ruby engagement ring has a luxurious long profile. It measures approximately 7/8" long by 7/16" wide and rises 3/8" high off the finger (21.5mm x 10.8mm c 9.7mm)
In total it weighs approximately 5.8 grams.
Currently a size 4 3/4 US this ring can be resized to most sizes.
The extremely large dark red ruby reminds me of glowing embers. This amazing unheated ruby measures approximately 11.4mm x 5.32mm x 4.1mm and weighs 1.8 carats as estimated in the setting.
There is 0.78 carats of VS clarity H/I color round brilliant cut diamonds set into two tiers which form a stunning halo around the big ruby.
Here we have a total carat weight of precious gems of 2.58 carats.
It is in beautiful condition and is ready to wear.
A full appraisal will accompany this unique ruby ring.
It shall be sent in a presentation box ready for gifting.
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.
