Two-tone gold late Victorian toi and moi ring with old mine cut diamond and ruby

In our everlasting quest to find fresh antique jewelry we stumbled upon a real treasure. A jeweler's stock that has been in the family vaults for approximate 80 years. It is not often that we find jewelry that has been "trapped" in a time capsule. All jewelry in this stock was brand new when it was stored decades ago and besides a little dusting off we didn't have to do anything to offer it in its original splendour. This is as close to "brand new antique jewelry" as it can get.

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. 1900 (events and facts in 1900)
Source of inspiration: love and romance
Theme: Toi et Moi ring - The French call this shape of rings "Toi et Moi" which means "You and me".
Material: 18K bi-color (yellow and white) gold, although most of this jewel is in yellow gold, the diamonds are set in white gold. This finds it origin in a much older period (see explanation on silver on gold). - (precious metals)
Diamonds: One old mine brilliant cut diamond with an estimated weight of approx. 0.18 crt. and two senailles. A senaille is a simplified rose cut diamond, a small diamond chip with perhaps a few polished facets. We do not have the weight of these diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to senailles.
Precious stones: one natural ruby with an estimated weight of approx. 0.16 crt - (precious stones)
Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and ruby for July. - (general birthstones explanation)
Hallmarks: Illegible remains. - (general hallmarks info)
Condition: excellent condition - (our condition scale)
Weight: 2.10 gram (1.35 dwt)
Ring size Continental: 56 & 17¾ , Size US 7½ , Size UK: O½
Resizing: Free resizing (only for extreme resizing we have to charge). - (list ring sizes)

ReferenceNº: 08192-4205

See also our:
victorian rings, victorian jewelry, engagement rings, toi et moi (you & me) rings, all our rings or our latest acquisitions.

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January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November or December.

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