The Past Lives - Rare Early 17th Century Ring edwardian Grand and showy

Grand and showy

Petals of diamonds

this gemstone resembles the pale and cool shades of an aquamarine but thankfully without the heftier price tag

and six complimentary colored sapphires are gypsy set in gold

The Past Lives - Rare Early 17th Century Ring edwardian Grand and showyA bezel lesson" What is a bezel? It is a surround or precise "frame"? for a gemstone or diamond that conforms exactly to its perimeter. In early jewelry, particularly those from the 14th through to 18th century, often rings might only have one stone surrounded by a rub over bezel. It was burnished until the metal, in this case, gold was spread like butter over the sides and a tiny portion of the top edge. There is virtually no gap between it and the