Victorian Ceylon Sapphire Solitaire Engagement Ring Size:9.75 Offered with a fine 16

Offered with a fine 16 inch gold chain

and were often exchanged as betrothal rings from the 15th to 18th centuries - each one personalised with a meaningful verse - or given as gifts or tokens of regard

and the stones in foil backed settings

it's reminiscent of (but obviously predates) the Elsa Peretti for Tiffany diamonds by the yard style

Crafted in 9 karat gold with hallmarks indicating it was assayed in the mid 1960s

Victorian Ceylon Sapphire Solitaire Engagement Ring Size:9.75 Offered with a fine 16DATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Enchanting Ceylon sapphire solitaire ring dating from the late Victorian era, circa 1900. The three quarter carat sapphire displays the dreamy pale blue colour associated with the Sri Lankan mines, it's set in a platinum claw mount with 18k yellow gold band with elegant pinched shoulders. STONES Natural . 76ct Ceylon Sapphire no evidence of heat treatment MEASUREMENTS Head: 7. 5 x 6. 0mm Rise off finger: 5. 5mm Width of band: