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Brilliant, Sparkling Antique 19th Century Genuine Natural Good Quality Faceted Ruby Round. Contemporary High Quality Sterling Silver Ring (Size 7 – Resizing Available).<br>CLASSIFICATION:<br>Faceted Ruby Precious Gemstone Round.<br>ORIGIN:<br>Handcrafted in Russia, 19th Century.<br>SIZE<br>: Diameter: 3mm. Depth: 2mm. Measurements approximate.<br>WEIGHT<br>: 0.13 carats.<br>NOTE<br>: Resizing is available. If you would prefer a different setting style, odds are we have many different setting styles available which would fit this stone(s) which could be substituted for no or very little additional cost. 14kt solid gold settings are also available. Write us for pictures and prices.<br>NOTE<br>: If you would like only the gemstone, and not the setting, we can dismount the gemstone and offer you the gemstone without the setting. Just let us know, and yes, we’ll discount the price by the cost of the setting.<br>DETAIL:<br>Rubies were amongst the earliest gemstones traded by mankind, since the 5th millennium B.C. From the most ancient times all the way through the medieval world, ruby was worn by the classical Mediterranean civilizations (Greeks, Romans, Persians, and the Indo-European “Celtic” peoples) as an amulet for protection from lightening, plagues, poison, sorrow, and evil spirits. The ancient populations of the Mediterranean also believed that the color of a ruby would change mirroring changes in the health of its owner, and that the color would drain from a ruby at the moment its owner died. The Bible makes numerous mentions of ruby, first as one of the twelve precious stones created by God when he created mankind. Ruby is then described as “the lord of gems” when one was given to Aaron on the command of God. In the classical world, rubies from Afghanistan, Ceylon, and Burma were traded in the ancient port cities of the Eastern Mediterranean (often by Phoenicians), and from there traveled throughout Europe.<br>Celebrating this cultural legacy here is an absolutely exquisite, very good quality 19th century antique hand faceted ruby. Hand crafted by a 19th century Russian artisan, part of an heritage renown for the production of the elaborate gemstones and jewelry of the Czars of Medieval, Renaissance, and Victorian Russia. The faceted cut is a coarse precursor to what eventually became known in the industry as a “brilliant cut” round, the contemporary finish generally given to round diamonds. Originally used in indigenous jewelry, this is a very beautiful precious gemstone, with a highly desirable bright, blood red color and rich texture. The color is that perfect, intense, deep, richly hued blood red which rubies are so famous for.<br>This sparkling precious gemstone is transparent, clean to the cursory inspection of the casual admirer, and even under intense scrutiny, is eye-clean or near-eye-clean. The accompanying photo enlargements show only a very modest amount of wispy colorless crystalline blemishes, certainly not discernible with the naked eye. If you hold the gemstone up to the light, with very careful scrutiny you might be just able to discern a little bit of wispy, colorless crystalline material. However you can also appreciate the high degree of transparency as well as the wonderful tone and color! The gemstone is also quite dark in tone, and of course the darker the tone the less light penetrates. But give it some light, and the depth of the color and its richness is wonderfully apparent.<br>Of course most ruby gemstones are anywhere from lightly to heavily blemished, often with black carbon specks (of which this gemstone possesses none). Even higher grade ruby (and sapphire) is oftentimes lightly blemished with colorless crystal material (as is this gemstone). Such colorless crystalline blemishes are an almost hallmark characteristic of natural ruby. The colorless crystals might be eye-visible, in the forms of seams; or might be in the form of microscopic crystals which while not individually discernible, nonetheless cause the ruby to be "hazy" in character, rendering the gemstone translucent, or even opaque, rather than transparent. Most completely transparent, absolutely flawless rubies you see offered today at retail are either synthetic (read the fine print carefully) or cost $10,000 a carat.<br>The setting is of contemporary origin. It is a high quality setting manufactured by one of the USA’s leading semi-custom mount producers. It is constructed of solid sterling silver. We do have the ability to have the ring sent out for resizing if requested. There are many other ring styles available, if you would like to see them, just contact us, we would be happy to share them with you (email us for pictures). Most other settin