Antique Edwardian Opal Ring 18k Gold, Birmingham 1911 engagement James Tassie)

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The piece measures 75 mm long

” Rose was a true beauty

The smooth stone sits in a clean bezel

Both decorative and symbolic

Antique Edwardian Opal Ring 18k Gold, Birmingham 1911 engagement James Tassie)There is a quiet intimacy to a ring like this, a sense that it was made to be worn close, noticed only by those who look carefully. The opal sits low and luminous within its smooth gold setting, its surface alive with shifting greens, blues, and soft flashes of fire that appear and disappear as the hand moves. This is not an opal that shouts. It glows. The gypsy setting gives the ring a grounded, a talisman presence, as though it was meant to be worn