1880s Bohemian Garnet Bombé Ring

1880s Bohemian Garnet Bombé RingStriking Victorian bomb ring studded with high domed, blood red rose cut garnets arranged across three tiers. The band is crafted in 9 carat gold with simple split shoulders. Bohemian garnets were a thing in the 19th century jewellery world. From an article "Bohemian Garnet Today" by Jochen Schlter and Wolfgang Weitschat: "Red garnets have been mined in the Bohemian Hills of Czechoslovakia since the 16th century. These pyrope garnets reached their

This signet ring dates from the Victorian period

You can still just about make some of it out in the crevices of the links

This one was made sometime during the first half of the 19th century

Panel size: 19

a thick sheet with three wrinkles/creases along the transverse plane

Further diamonds - old cuts this time - feature in the base and tops

So when I see the star motif crafted in gold (or silver or platinum

Cool vintage ring made in Egypt circa 1950

and it was fantastically popular during the Victorian period

The meteorite (okay

Built in 15ct yellow gold

and the band has a rococo-inspired