Georgian Garnet Four-Stone Ring

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Georgian Garnet Four-Stone Ring

$700.00

Description

DATE: Georgian, c.1830

Somewhat unusual to find a four-stone ring... but here we are. Odd numbers are often employed in design, anything from interiors, to jewellery, to gardens etc. I believe the logic is something to do with forcing your eyes to move around the room/space/ring/etc. And this forced movement creates strong visual interest, which seems to make sense. However, given how common it is to see three-stones and five-stones (and of course solitaires), when a four-stone comes along it's actually quite striking, if not only on account of its rarity. This one's a classic Georgian half-hoop, set with highly domed rose cut garnets (foil backed) in textured bezel mounts. Crafted it what's known as garnet gold (a little under 9k fineness gold).

STONES

Pyrope-Almandine Garnets

MEASUREMENTS

Head: 19.2 x 6.1mm

Width of band: 2.3mm

WEIGHT

2.6g

MARKS

No marks present, tests as garnet gold

CONDITION

Very good, light wear/patina commensurate with age and use