Victorian Diamond & Ruby 5-Stone Boat Ring man in the moon and using horse and motor

and using horse and motor vehicles

Madison County

The stone is sardonyx

An interesting late Victorian period Russian ring crafted from steel that has been given a dark blue tint

tests as silver and 9k gold

Victorian Diamond & Ruby 5-Stone Boat Ring man in the moon and using horse and motorDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A sweet antique five stone ring known in the trade as a "boat ring" or sometimes "navette ring" navette coming from the French for little boat. This ones particularly petite streamlined, set with old cut diamonds and rubies in elongated, scalloped prongs forming open spaces on the gallery to allow light in behind them. It's modelled in 18 karat gold with deeply carved scrolled shoulders and dates from the 1880s. STONES Old