Victorian 18k Gold Opal 5-Stone Ring Size:4 with a dramatically styled scalloped

with a dramatically styled scalloped gallery

It remains a popular tourist resort today

and these exaggerated examples have a particularly striking appearance

with exceptional textured detailing and English hallmarks from the year 1824

set with a tricolor of coloured gemstones: red rubies

Victorian 18k Gold Opal 5-Stone Ring Size:4 with a dramatically styled scallopedDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 A classic Victorian half hoop ring set with five lively opal cabochons. The stones are graduated from the centre, and display a particularly broad colour range, from pinks and oranges to greens, purples and blues. Dating from the latter half of the 19th Century, circa 1890. STONES Natural Opals MEASUREMENTS Head: 20. 0 x 7. 0mm Width of band: 1. 7mm WEIGHT 2. 8g MARKS No marks present, tests as 18k gold CONDITION Very good