Victorian Dendritic Agate Ring jade with a clean elegant design

with a clean elegant design

An exceptional and HEAVY antique band with a carved star setting home to an icy-white old Euro diamond set flush with the metal

10 carats in weight

7cm (from tops of wires)

Victorian Dendritic Agate Ring jade with a clean elegant designGorgeous antique cabochon ring set with an oval dendritic agate. It dates from the early Victorian era, circa 1850, crafted in rich 22 carat yellow gold with beautiful carved shoulders and double prong settings. The stone, a form of chalcedony quartz, is milky and translucent with fern like 'dendrites' permeating through it. The word, dendrite, comes from the Greek (dndron) meaning "tree," and they're iron or manganese inclusions in the agate. Era: