Hardstones / Single Gems / Cabochons
Recent Purchase
Item Number: PS 038
A small Signet Ring in pristine Platinum,
the inner shank stamped Tiffany & Co, PT 950, T & Co, and with full
English importation marks for Platinum, 1984. This Ring is ideal for Crest
engraving or initialing, but if left plain, is the smart way to wear a Precious
metal anonymously. American, circa 1984
Condition: Good
Weight
of Ring: 13.04g Dimensions: 11mm x
13mm
Size:
UK: L USA:
5 ¾ Japan:
11
Price: £1,100
Item Number: PS 037
A 19th
century luminous Moonstone single stone Ring.
The
mysterious cabochon Gem is set in a Silver collet to Gold shoulders and shank,
stamped with makers mark and faint
English hallmarks, only the date letter being readable. The source of these
valuable misty blue moonstones is old Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and I am told that
the only mine that produced them was “worked out” in the 1930’s.
English, circa 1897
Condition:
Good Weight of Ring: 7g
Size:
UK: P USA:
7 ½ Japan:
16
Price:
£1,500
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Item Number: PS 036
A
rich Royal Purple Amethyst, weighting approximately 4 carats and mounted in 14
carat Gold, the Amethyst is an old Siberian stone of fine colour that has been
set in a circa 1900 Gold ring mount, stamped 14K and makers mark and I am
pleased to tell you that the culet will touch your skin. If you visit my website
regularly, you will know that I have an attachment to old Gem Stones that are
cut in a generous way so that the tip at the back of the stone touches the skin
of the wearer, thus enabling them unconsciously to absorb the qualities of the
Gem, unproven by any official agency, but known to the rest of us for at least
three thousand years.
Condition:
Good
Weight Of Ring: 9.9g
Size:
UK: I ½
USA: 4 ½
Japan: 8
Price: £680
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Item Number: PS 035
An
exceptional Diamond Signet Ring. The
octagonal cut Diamond weighting a little over 1 carat and of fine colour and
clarity and set in a ring mount with geometrically shaped shoulders in unmarked
18 ct Gold.
Condition:
Good
Weight of Diamond: 1carat plus
Weight of Ring: 9.5g
Size:
UK: Q
USA: 8 ½
Japan: 17
Price: £5,500
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Item Number: PS 034
A deliciously sensual Gold and Black
Diamond French Art Nouveau Ring. The two lithesome nymphs stand on tiptoe around
the shank with their slightly turned heads adoringly nuzzling the setting edge
of the fabled Magical Black Diamond whilst each girl rests her head on the palm
of her left hand and the right hand, with masses of long hair swirling all
around, appears to be fondling something hidden from our view. Both girls have
nice rounded bottoms, slightly shiny and caused by, I imagine, being rubbed for
good luck. At the back of the shank where the girls feet meet, there is a
double stamped devise which I do not recognise or identify; on the side of this
area I can see some faint old file marks, so I can only speculate that at some
point in this rings history, the signature and French Gold mark have been
erased. (I can think of three reasons, which I will not expound upon here) It is
inconceivable that a Ring of this quality and substance would not be signed by
the maker and stamped with the French Governments poincon. A highly
knowledgeable dealer in French Art Nouveau jewellery would be able to give a
reliable opinion as to the maker of this wonderful Ring. Black Diamonds,
although modern ones are now obtainable strung into necklaces, were in past
centuries, rather special and attributed with strong Magical powers. The two
largest seem to have belonged to Russian émigré aristocrats and have been sold
at auction, one in 1989 and the other a few years later, in the United States
for huge sums of money. I have been recently told that a Black Diamond Ring is
mentioned in Brideshead Revisited, but, sorry, I have not read it (yet)
Condition: Good
Weight: 10.2g
Size: UK: Q½ USA: 8 ¼ Japan 18
Price £ SOLD
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Item Number: PS033
A very comfortable Gem set American Signet
Ring, engraved and dated 1941 and set with a rectangular, cut cornered dark
Orange/Cinnamon coloured Citrine, the culet of which touches the skin and one of
my male friends remarked that it gave him a “feel good factor” when he
slipped it on. Plain shoulders with slightly beveled edges, the inner shank also
with an impressed 14kt mark and collar stud makers mark.
American circa 1940.
Condition: Good
Weight: TBAg
Size: UK: T½ USA: 9¾ Japan 22
Price £ SOLD
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Item Number: PS031
An early Victorian Turquoise and Gold ring which seems to be a memorial ring, but certainly does not resemble the usual examples of such, other than behind the head is a small locket and the inner shank is inscribed in charming copperplate script 'John Andrews, died Nov 9th 1841 aged 53'. The Gold mount is unusual because it resembles the Tudor style of 300 years earlier, with long trefoil, ridged shoulders and a double scallop design at either end of the Turquoise. This stone looks slightly heart shaped because of the position of the top claw and is a fine Persian blue. Turquoise is probably the most ancient of protective gems and was the travelers required talisman 3,000 years before St Christopher, so it must have had some significance to the family of John Andrews. This ring may be after a design by Augustus Pugin, the renowned 19th Century architect and creator of the Victorian Gothic style. English circa 1841
Condition: Good
Weight: 10.2g
Size: UK: Q½ USA: 8 ¼ Japan 18
Price £1,700
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Item Number: PS032
late Victorian single stone Sapphire ring, the pretty Cornflower Blue, Ceylon Sapphire in a plain tapering mount. Unmarked and testing as 18ct Gold. English, circa 1900
Condition: Good
Weight: 3.0g
Size: UK: L½ USA: 6 Japan 12
Price £ SOLD
NB If you are thinking about a small gem ring for your little finger then this ring is ideal
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Item Number: PS011
An Victorian English Garnet and Gold ring. The cabochon Garnet in a closed back setting, the shoulders and bezel with floral engraving. The inner shank unmarked but testing as 18ct Gold. Circa 1860
Sizes: UK: J USA: 4 ¾ Japan: 8
Condition: Good Price: £570
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Item Number: PS014
A Victorian English Almandine, Garnet and Gold ring, the octagonal Garnet, in a Gold ring mount of Renaissance revivalist style, with scrolling floral and foliate engraving around the lower bezel and shank. The inner shank unmarked, test as 18ct Gold, circa 1840
Sizes: UK: Q USA: 8 Japan: 17
Condition: Good Price: £ SOLD
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Item Number: PS025
An English Bloodstone and Gold ring. The circular Bloodstone mounted in 18ct Gold with plain shoulders, the inner shank inscribed 'XMAS 1923 TO CEJC FROM MVC' and fully hallmarked for Birmingham, 18ct Gold, date letter for 1923. This ring is suitable for someone who requires a large finger size but wishes to wear a quiet ring of good quality
Sizes: UK: X USA: 11 ½ Japan: 26
Condition: Good Weight: 8.1g
Price: £500
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Item Number: PS027
A very masculine Victorian English Bloodstone and Gold ring. The oval Bloodstone mounted in 18ct Gold, with an arrowhead design at the four compass points, to a very wide band (10mm). The inner shank with makers mark 'WL' and fully hallmarked for London, 18ct Gold, date letter for 1876. There is a further repeat date letter on the outer shank.
Sizes: UK: U ½ USA: 10 ¼ Japan: 23
Condition: Good Weight: 12.2g
Price: £980
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Item Number: PS029
A King George V shield shaped Gold ring, set with a striped Agate, to stippled Gold shoulders and plain shank. The reverse of the head contains a locket compartment that has been sealed shut. The inner shank inscribed ‘FJP 1911’ and fully hallmarked for Birmingham, 18ct Gold and date letter for 1910. English, 1910
Condition: Good
Weight: 6.0g
Size: UK: L USA: 5 ¾ Japan: 11
Price: £ SOLD
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