Vibrant Antique Opal and Diamond Ring size 9.25 • Size 6

• Size 6

and the detailed basket makes the ring attractive from every angle

the extender isn't original to the piece

she's not without character and flaws: one of the triangular sapphires was replaced at some point with a close-but-not exact match

band tapers in back to 1

Vibrant Antique Opal and Diamond Ring size 9.25 • Size 6While opals had been known and admired since around 4000 BCE and written about effusively through the Roman empire, it wasn't until the best quality stones were found in Australia in the 1860s that they truly began to boom in popularity. Queen Victorian was a known lover of opal, and this late Victorian ring would have been as coveted when it was new as it is now. Crisp, sparkling old European cut diamonds pop between each magical and fiery opal, all