Carved labradorite satyr ring in 18KT gold, a grinning, bearded head with rose cut diamond eyes, set against an octagonal plaque of the same stone.
The head is carved in one piece with the plaque behind it, with deep curling hair, a broad nose and a beard cut in fine strands. Labradorite is grey and translucent, and as the ring turns, flat planes inside the stone flash a vivid blue, lighting up the plaque and the face in turn.
The satyr, the bearded woodland companion of Bacchus, was a popular subject for carved stone rings. The eyes are two rose cut diamonds in silver collets, and the head sits in a rubbed over gold collet on split shoulders with knop and leaf terminals.
Dimensions -
Head: 2.8 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Size: UK N / US 6¾ / EU 54
Weight: 9 grams
Specifications -
Period: Late 19th to early 20th century
Metal: 18KT yellow gold, silver set eyes
Subject: Satyr head
Setting: Octagonal rubbed over collet, closed back
Shoulders: Split, with knop and leaf terminals
Labradorite -
Cut: Carved head and octagonal plaque
Colour: Grey with blue labradorescence
Number: 1
Diamonds -
Cut: Rose cut
Number: 2
Setting: Silver collets
Condition :
Good condition. Small surface nicks to the high points of the carving at the nose and hair, and scratches to the back of the stone. Otherwise sound.
Carved labradorite satyr ring in 18KT gold, a grinning, bearded head with rose cut diamond eyes, set against an octagonal plaque of the same stone.
The head is carved in one piece with the plaque behind it, with deep curling hair, a broad nose and a beard cut in fine strands. Labradorite is grey and translucent, and as the ring turns, flat planes inside the stone flash a vivid blue, lighting up the plaque and the face in turn.
The satyr, the bearded woodland companion of Bacchus, was a popular subject for carved stone rings. The eyes are two rose cut diamonds in silver collets, and the head sits in a rubbed over gold collet on split shoulders with knop and leaf terminals.
Dimensions -
Head: 2.8 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Size: UK N / US 6¾ / EU 54
Weight: 9 grams
Specifications -
Period: Late 19th to early 20th century
Metal: 18KT yellow gold, silver set eyes
Subject: Satyr head
Setting: Octagonal rubbed over collet, closed back
Shoulders: Split, with knop and leaf terminals
Labradorite -
Cut: Carved head and octagonal plaque
Colour: Grey with blue labradorescence
Number: 1
Diamonds -
Cut: Rose cut
Number: 2
Setting: Silver collets
Condition :
Good condition. Small surface nicks to the high points of the carving at the nose and hair, and scratches to the back of the stone. Otherwise sound.
