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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 227092, member: 2844&quot;]The style is ca. 1900. Old European cut diamonds were all the rage, and old mine cut diamonds were still in fashion.</p><p>The diamonds are mounted in white gold, possibly platinum. The white colour gives the diamonds a better, clearer reflection. Reflection, bling, was important for formal jewellery of that period, it reflected the candlelight and gaslight of the time. In the 19th century they would have used silver mounts on a gold ring, for the same reason.</p><p>Given the period, I have no reason to believe a synthetic emerald is not original to the ring. In those days synthetic gemstones were often more expensive than natural ones. But if there are bubbles, it could be glass, which is different from the lab grown stones that are usually called synthetic. Glass stones were very popular at the time and often combined with real gemstones.</p><p>Going by the original size of the ring, it would have been worn over a glove. Picture an elegant lady of that era, wearing a silk dress with long silk gloves and this ring to a formal occasion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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