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Exquisite Carved Blue Moonstone Diamonds Sapphires Rubies 14k White Gold Ring

Price: $3,850
  • Item No: 76536

Exquisite Carved Moonstone Diamonds Sapphires Rubies 14k White Gold Ring. This is a beautiful vintage ring set with an amazing 8.82 carat carved moonstone with a happy face. The moonstone has an amazing blue iridescent color. Around the moonstone are 36 white diamonds, 10 sapphires and 10 rubies. The 36 diamonds have a total weight of 1.80 carats, the diamonds average I-J color VS-1 clarity. The sapphires and rubies are natural gem quality estimated weight 1.40 carats. Combined gem weight more than 12 carats.The ring size is 7 Weight 14.7 grams, The face of the ring measures 30mm high by 26mm wide. It is in excellent condition. The Moonstone is a variety of Feldspar and is considered to be in close affinity to the Moon, because its pale lustrous blue color resembles moonlight, which is believed by the natives of India to give the stone its color. Indians believe that the best variety of the blue Moonstone's are washed up by the tides when the Sun and Moon are in very harmonious relation, at intervals of twenty-one years (three periods of the moon whose number is seven), and from this has arisen the saying of "Once in a blue moon"- to express a lengthy period. It was known to the Ancients as Selenite, and Camillus Leonardus says it is powerful in reconciling lovers, and helpful to consumptives when the Moon is increasing in light, but when the Moon is waning, its stone will only enable its wearer to foretell future happenings; he also tells us that if the moonstone be held in the mouth it will decide which affair should be taken in hand and which left alone; if to be undertaken, the matter is firmly fixed on the mind; if not, it passes out and is soon forgotten. Pliny asserted that this stone contained an image of the Moon which waxed or waned according to the state of that luminary. The virtues attributed to this stone were to protect from harm and danger in traveling by sea and land; to give mental inspiration, and to bring success and good fortune in love; also to preserve its wearer against dropsy.

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