A solid fourteen carat yellow gold diamond and pear shape peridot ring.  This most unusual, and highly dramatic ring is very much for someone looking for a ring with quiet the finger presence.  The unique design of this ring chases up the length of the finer using seven old mine cut diamonds leading up to the stunning pear shaped peridot.  It has almost a serpent like quality as the body wraps its way up the finger.  It is very comfortable on given its roughly three quarter inch in length.  The total diamond weight is approximately 0.4 carat of lovely old mine cuts.

Pear-shaped stones, also known as teardrop cuts, date back to the late 1400s. During that time, Belgian gem cutter Lodewyk van Bercken invented a new type of diamond cutting wheel, which he used to create the pear-shaped diamond cut.

However, this cutting technique was initially inefficient, resulting in significant diamond loss during the process. Over time, the cutting methods became more refined, allowing pear-shaped diamonds to grow in popularity.  This wonderful stone is approximately three quarters of a carat in size, and is a lovely colour.

This ring dates to the Victorian period, circa 1890.  The ring as a series of Russian hallmarks beautifully stamped into the outer edge of the back of the ring.  The hallmark illustrates a weight numeral of eight zolotniks ( 1 zolotnik = 4.266 grams) or 29.862 grams, followed by the national core image of the woman's head wearing a kokoshnik facing right, a two digit zolotnik standard of fineness 56 or 14K = 58.33% pure gold, stamped "583". There is a makers mark stamped into the back, but the maker has not been identified. The ring is currently a US finger size 6 3/4, but it can also be re-sized without issue.