DATE: Victorian, c.1890

A gorgeous late Victorian opal five-stone ring dating from the 1890s. The stones are graduated from the centre, and display a particularly broad colour range, from pinks and oranges to greens, purples and blues. They're set in exaggerated claw mounts, and the ring itself is modelled in 9 karat rose gold.

STONES 

Natural Opal

MEASUREMENTS 

Head: 19.2 x 7.7mm

Width of band: 2.5mm

Stones range from: 7.2 to 4.6mm

WEIGHT 

2.7g

MARKS 

No marks present, tests as 9k gold

CONDITION 

Very good, one outer stone is chipped