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

albeit very briefly and ending in scandal

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

Beads range from: 4

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

The base is set with a cushion shaped amethyst

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