Victorian 0.47ct No-Heat Burma Ruby with Diamond Cluster Mount New It's modelled in 9 karat

It's modelled in 9 karat rose gold and will have originally have been used as a bracelet clasp (the top part opens up)

albeit very briefly and ending in scandal

It's Irish

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

This remarkable Victorian locket features a spray of hawthorn flowers and leaves

Victorian 0.47ct No-Heat Burma Ruby with Diamond Cluster Mount New It's modelled in 9 karatDATE: 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