Art Deco Rare 3.25ct Spinel & Diamond Engagement Ring

$12,500.00

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Art Deco Rare 3.25ct Spinel & Diamond Engagement Ring

$12,500.00

Description

DATE: Art Deco, c.1920

A breath-taking and rare antique ring, dating from the Art Deco period, circa 1920. The main event, a 3.25ct oval mixed cut spinel, certified no heat treatment, displaying a gorgeous vivid crimson colour. It's mounted in an impressively elegant platinum mount, featuring a crown-like gallery, set with old cut diamonds. The band is slim with diamond set shoulders, featuring fine millegrain detailing. It makes a perfect alternative engagement ring- the spinel, an underrated and gorgeous alternative to ruby.

Spinel is a little known and hugely under-appreciated gemstone. It comes in a range of colours, from deep purples and blues to bright reds and hot pinks. For thousands of years, spinels were often mistaken and mis-sold as sapphires and rubies, before a technique was eventually determined to tell the gems apart in the 18th century.

STONES

3.25ct Red Spinel- no evidence of heat treatment

Old Cut Diamonds

MEASUREMENTS

Head: 10.8 x 8.8mm

Rise off finger: 6.55mm

Width of band: 0.70mm

WEIGHT

3.1g

MARKS

No marks present, tests as platinum

CONDITION