DATE: Victorian, c.1880

Superb Victorian single-stone ring set with a large oval lapis lazuli cabochon. The stone rests in a simple rub-over setting, with scrolled split shoulders and a quasi-double band. Crafted in 9 karat rose gold, it was handmade in England in the 1880s.

STONES 

Lapis Lazuli

MEASUREMENTS 

Head: 1.7 x 1.3cm

Width of band: 1.8mm

WEIGHT 

2.6g

MARKS 

No marks present, tests as 9k gold

CONDITION 

Very good, light wear commensurate with age