Late Victorian Garnet Octagon Ring Size:7 one or two small dings

one or two small dings to the back

Shark Tooth

with applied shoulder details

English 18k Gold Import Marks

and this is one of the best I've seen

Late Victorian Garnet Octagon Ring Size:7 one or two small dingsDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 An unusual and alluring antique garnet ring dating from the late Victorian period, circa 1890. The stone is an octagonal faceted pyrope garnet, a particularly bright blood red example, collet set in an 18 karat gold ring mount. The band features unusually asymmetrical split shoulders and tulip shaped pierced segment suggesting the merest hint of Art Nouveau influence. Pyrope garnet, one of the rarest naturally occurring