This ring is handmade of 14 karat yellow gold. The gold work is a setting with a basket to hold the Amethyst Stone, with engraved shoulders on each side of the gem. The ring is set with a nice hand cut and soft color 1 carats of Amethyst gemstone.
Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz and the most valued member of the quartz family. It must be purple to be amethyst, but it can display a range of shades including deep purple, light lilac, lavender and mauve. Top quality amethyst is a deep medium purple with red to rose-colored flashes. Its purple color made it a stone of royalty for many thousands of years. This ring circa dated to 1865. The stone is prong set, with six prongs. It is size 5 1/4 and can easily be resized if needed... It is in excellent condition.