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A STUNNING Victorian Opal and Diamond Boat Ring - 9 Carat Bright Yellow Gold - Fully Hallmarked English Made - CHESTER 1908

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A STUNNING Victorian Opal and Diamond Boat Ring - 9 Carat Bright Yellow Gold - Fully Hallmarked English Made - CHESTER 1908
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A STUNNING Victorian Opal and Diamond Boat Ring - 9 Carat Bright Yellow Gold - Fully Hallmarked English Made - CHESTER 1908 A STUNNING Victorian Opal and Diamond Boat Ring - 9 Carat Bright Yellow Gold - Fully Hallmarked English Made - CHESTER 1908 A STUNNING Victorian Opal and Diamond Boat Ring - 9 Carat Bright Yellow Gold - Fully Hallmarked English Made - CHESTER 1908 A STUNNING Victorian Opal and Diamond Boat Ring - 9 Carat Bright Yellow Gold - Fully Hallmarked English Made - CHESTER 1908 A STUNNING Victorian Opal and Diamond Boat Ring - 9 Carat Bright Yellow Gold - Fully Hallmarked English Made - CHESTER 1908
This Victorian ring is simply stunning! It is English made and bears all the proper hallmarks for 9 carat gold, Chester (where it was made), Maker's mark, and the date letter for 1908. the boat shaped face is set with 3 opals of the highest quality, the central one measuring 6x5mm and th two flanking stones measuring 4x3mm, and diamond chips, each measuring 1-2mm. It is in exceptional condition, though sometime during its life a jeweler added some jeweler's grade bonding agent on the back of the setting to further strengthen the stones in their bezels (please see photos). The bonding agent is a typical practice jewelers use with strengthening the setting of cabochon stones.

It is a size 6 and could easily be sized up or down by your local jeweler.

GORGEOUS!

This is one of the most popular designs of Victorian rings that has been produced since the design was first conceived. I do have a vintage "Victorian Revivial" version available in my shop in the "Vintage and Antique" section.

















A few notes on antique and vintage items and my experience with them:

I have been raised around antiques. My uncle was an auctioneer and dealer since long before I was born and, having no children of his own, took me on to pass down his personal legacy. He has been teaching me about the subtleties and details in which one can tell the genuine article from the fake and reproduced since I was a small child. For the last 14 years I have been working hand in hand with him in our antique businesses.

Making vintage inspired jewelry has also given me a leg up in the world of antique jewelry as lately I have seen the field flooded with antique reproductions made with the SAME EXACT components I make my handmade jewelry with. Its unfortunate, but true. The more frightening aspect of this is that when I occasionally and respectfully point out to these dealers that they are selling a reproduction piece they tend to get extremely hostile. Because of this, I have been holding my tongue more and more, but still feel awful about the bum deal someone is going to get.

While I have extensive knowledge of antiques and collectibles, there is no way the human brain, even with the aid of every price guide in print, could know everything about everything. I describe my antiques to the best of my ability and reference multiple sources before making educated statements about a piece. I stand behind what I sell and if you find out that a piece is not as described I will happily offer you a refund.


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