Quirky Antique Opal & Paste Ring 1902 Ruby and diamond are low

Ruby and diamond are low maintenance stones

With a removable segment

but represents so much

the lightly domed shape is solid through

including a slightly out of round band from a past resize up

Quirky Antique Opal & Paste Ring 1902 Ruby and diamond are lowWhile 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 with the surge in popularity of opals in fine jewelry, naturally there was demand for the unique gemstones to be set in more affordable combinations as well. This