Cheerful Antique Ruby and Opal Ring 8.5 • 14k yellow gold posts

• 14k yellow gold posts and backings (posts are not stamped

with British hallmarks for Birmingham 1881

we love imagining a history lover selecting this piece as a souvenir after being moved by an exhibition of artifacts

An itty bitty and roughly hewn Victorian snake ring in the softest rosy gold with a wee diamond that still catches the light here and there

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Cheerful Antique Ruby and Opal Ring 8.5 • 14k yellow gold postsWhile opals had been known and admired since around 4000 BCE and written about effusively through the Roman empire, it wasn't until the best quality stones were found in Australia in the 1860s that they truly began to boom in popularity. Queen Victorian was a known lover of opal, and this late Victorian ring would have been as coveted when it was new as it is now. Interspaced with bright pink rubies that draw out the warm pink and orange hues that