Late Victorian old mine cut diamonds with central beryl engagement ring

Object group: rings
Country of origin: Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe it is of Belgian origin.
Style: late-Victorian - (styles overview)
Period: ca. 1890 (events and facts in 1890)
Material: 18K bi-color (yellow and white) gold, although most of this jewel is in yellow gold, the beryl and the diamonds are set in white gold. This finds it origin in a much older period where it was common for diamonds to be set in silver (see explanation on silver on gold). - (precious metals)
Extra information: engagement ring - An engagement ring is a finger ring of no generally accepted form that is given by a man to his fiancée as a token of marriage engagement, in the manner of the earlier betrothal ring, and indistinguishable in form or style. In recent years such rings have normally been set with a gemstone, usually a diamond (or any stone other than the ill-reputed opal), as a solitaire, of varying sizes, cuts, styles, and cost, but in the 19th century some were set with a pearl. In the same century the custom arose in England of separate engagement ring and wedding ring, and in very recent years such rings have sometimes been made en suite as a matching pair of similar style.
Diamonds: 16 old mine brilliant cut diamonds with a total estimated weight of approx. 1.00 crt.
Precious stones: One beryl with an estimated weight of approx. 2.75 crt
(precious stones)
Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April, emerald for May and aquamarine for March. - (general birthstones explanation)
More background information on: The name "beryl" comes from the Greek beryllos which referred to a precious blue-green color of sea water stone. The term was later adopted for the mineral beryl more exclusively. Green beryl is called emerald and blue beryl aquamarine. Because of the color of this stone that is somewhere between a dark aquamarine or a light emerald, we are not sure if this should be called an aquamarine or an emerald.
Hallmarks: No trace. - (general hallmarks info)
Condition: excellent condition - (our condition scale)
Weight: 4.60 gram (2.96 dwt)
Ring size Continental: 51 & 16¼ , Size US 5½ , Size UK: K½
Resizing: It is our pleasure to resize the ring for you (if needed) at our expense. Only for extreme resizing we have to charge. - (list ring sizes)

Reference: Nº 08137-4008 (or click here)

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