Gold Silver. Gold and Silver, a precious metal combination that has been around forever. In more modern times, the combination was used extensively in fine jewellery in the English Regency period of the early 1800s and into the late Georgian period and beyond. Usually the Silver/Gold combination was used in gemstone jewellery, the gemstone setting face crafted in Silver and soldered onto the Gold understructure. In the early 1800s it was discovered how to make Platinum malleable, and by the 1880s Platinum had replaced Silver in these Victorian Silver and Gold combinations.
The beauty of the combination of Silver and Gold in jewellery was largely overlooked for a century, however from the late 1900s contemporary jewellery has made it once more an item.
The above ring was handcrafted in Sydney in the late 1990s. The “mushroom” cone is in Silver, the band solid 9ct Gold, as is the actual setting edge for the gemstone Garnet; and 9ct Gold rivets have been inserted into the Silver cone.
In the solid 9ct Gold band and the gemstone bezel setting there is 2.85 grams of 9ct Yellow Gold
Gold Silver & Garnet, Smart Contemporary Ring
$690.00 $480.00
Gold Silver and a very fine 6mm round wine-red Garnet cabochon, the gemstone set in a strong 9ct Gold bezel embedded on a “mushroom” of Sterling Silver, the 9ct Gold ring band a sturdy uniform 1.8mm round profile.
The top of the Garnet cabochon sits about 9mm off the finger; the Silver cone is 12mm in width. Ring size M, can be re-sized.
Note the subtle 9ct Gold studding in the Silver top – there are four such Gold touches. The ring created and handcrafted in Sydney.
30% reduced, to $480 for a fine one-off ring that will never be repeated.
See below for further information on this contemporary, modernly-styled, Sydney-crafted ring.
