1972 Colour-Change Sapphire Buttercup Ring

1972 Colour-Change Sapphire Buttercup RingA bold vintage statement ring bold, on account of both scale and the gemstone that's set within the elaborate buttercup mount. The scale: big, 6 carats. The gemstone: a lab grown colour change sapphire, one of the more magical gemstones we find in jewellery of this era the stone has a bright purple hue when viewed in daylight, but under electric lighting the colour shifts to vibrant hot pink. Dating from the 1970s, the ring is crafted in solid 9 carat

A giant vivid red ruby is the main event here

saw the first women elected to parliament (Constance Markievicz but

repair or replacement of this component is advised before wearing the bracelet

and different members fought for both sides during the Jacobite uprisings of the 18th century

Sleep and Death

the cut is characterised by a cushion-shaped profile

Stones: Garnet (variety

god of the moon and of wisdom and his advisor

Fantastic to find one in such good condition - to say they're rare is verging on an understatement

It dates from the latter half of the 19th century

6 grams and it's 19

even by Zeus