Victorian 0.47ct No-Heat Burma Ruby with Diamond Cluster Mount New albeit very briefly and ending

albeit very briefly and ending in scandal

glassmakers from the Middle East and Byzantium joined the Venetians on Murano island

and the constellation is associated with the Nemean lion of ancient Greek mythology

it comprises a sterling silver band tied into an infinity "aka lover's knot" at the head

Victorian 0.47ct No-Heat Burma Ruby with Diamond Cluster Mount New albeit very briefly and endingDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Stunning antique ruby certified as no heat Burma origin. It's an oval mixed cut, 0. 47 carats, free from visible inclusions, and with the added bonus of an old cut diamond cluster mount (swipe to see it). So what's going on here? Here's my best educated guess: the stone's been popped out of it's original mount for at the gem lab for accurate certification. It's likely to have been mounted up with the diamonds during the latter