1972 Amethyst & Opal Ring

1972 Amethyst & Opal RingChunky vintage carved half hoop ring set with an unusual gemstone combo: amethyst and opal. The gallery is beautifully scrolled with deep engraving and the shoulders feature loops of applied goldwork merging into a fluted band. A charming, modern take on a style that's been made in Hatton Garden London's jewellery quarter for the best part of two centuries. It dates from the 1970s with English hallmarks for 9 carat gold. Era: Vintage, 1972 Ring size:

Stones: White opal

octagonal profile formed around the large emerald cut peridot

The conflict between stag and serpent crops up (albeit occasionally) in various pre-Christian sources too

and may it come to pass

It features an ornate repousse border - ornate in a somewhat minimalist way

carved from a banded cowrie shell

Been looking for one

The French chemist Augueste Verneuil perfected his technique

kept close to him at moments of spiritual

deep grooves that continue down the shoulders of the ring

variety aquamarine

A cute vintage sapphire cluster ring