An antique emerald ring would have
immense value, infact the material price of such a ring would
be small compared to the actual value derived by it's
significance. Given the fact that, emeralds have been known to
man for many centuries history does give us glimpses of
classic antique emerald rings. As expected, an anqitue emerald
ring would almost always be made in gold. This report details
the find of a stunning jewel, an antique gold emerald ring
that dates back to about 400 years.
This particular antique ring with
emerald gem has 2 main factors that, substantially increase
it's value. The first ofcourse is it's age, it is 4
centuries old, a true antique jewel indeed. Another factor is
the place and way in which the ring was found, we have more
details on that in the remaining portion of this report.
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The emerald ring shown in the above mage is about
400 years old. The jewel was salvaged from a ship that
had sunk around 4 centuries ago. The emerald in this
antique gold ring is close to 10 carats. The yellow gold
casting is most probably made from 18k gold.
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The antique gold emerald ring shown
in the image was located along with the wreckage of a Spanish
ship. The ship went down in a raging storm back in 1622 and
was believed,to be carrying many valuables including some
extravagant jewels like this ring. The Spanish
ship was named Nuestra Senora de Atocha, it sank at
location off the Florida Keys. Records indicate that this
emerald antique ring was not the only jewel recovered so far
from the wreckage of the ship. A professional diving and
salvaging operation named Mel Fisher's Treasures, is reported
to have recovered jewels totally valued at
around 400 million dollars from the same ship.
Kaisilver's interest in
this antique emerald ring find relates more to the
emerald and the known properties of the gem stone, rather
than the specific design of the jewel. Judging but the color
of the gem, this most probably is a large Colombian emerald.
It has been reported that the antique emerald ring has a
gorgeous gem that weighs around 10 carats, this surely is a
big size for an emerald. Colombian emeralds have been hot
favorites with the rich, famous and powerful for many
centuries.
What is interesting about the
gemstone in this particular antique gold ring is that, it had
been exposed to the deep (and salty) waters of the sea for
several hundred years. Gem experts including Kaisilver emerald
experts advise that, emeralds not be soaked in water for more
than a few minutes. There is a technical reason for this
recommendation. By nature, emeralds tend to have cracks and
fissures in them - these are normally filled with natural oils
in what is known as, the 'oil treatment' for emeralds. The
oils flow into the fissures and soften their appearance, this
also enhances the lustre and beauty of the gem. The practice
of treating emeralds with natural oils has been practiced for
many centuries. Even emerald gems and emerald gem stone
jewelry kept in museums are ocassionally given the treatment
of natural oils. If you soak an emerald in water for too long,
the water will flow, into the fissures in the gem and push out
the natural oils that have filled them. This will obviously
diminish the beauty of the gem.
What is very amazing is how this,
emerald has maintained it's beauty and grace despite being
soaked in the water for hundreds of years. What we can
probably conclude is that, the gem is of a very high quality.
So we have an emerald gem that is so dense and well formed
that only, few tiny (or probably none) fissures were all that
exist in the stone. You might say that the oil treatment was
not done on this emerald, though very rare it is a
possibility. It could also be that the oils did not have a
chance to penetrate deep into the emerald as there were few or
no, surface reaching fissures or cracks. In this condition,
the water would not actually penetrate the surface of the
stone. This would mean that the beauty or physical structure
of the emerald, was not destroyed despite being soaked in
water for a very long time. We will still maintain that
you should not
soak your emerald gem or emerald gem stone
jewelry in water for more than a few minutes. It is best if
you can avoid soaking it, consider other ways of cleaning the
jewel.
Pricing This Antique
Emerald Ring.
Most antique jewels are priceless,
it is almost impossible to put a precise price point on these
items. This is very true of this antique gold emerald ring
too, a jewel that is important and significant in more ways
than one. We already mentioned that the ring has an impressive
10 carat Colombian emerald. If you want to know the precise
dimensions of the emerald gem in this antique jewel, the stone
measures 2.70 cm x 2.5cm, this is 27mm x 25mm. For the
gold purity, we would put it at around 90% as this was quite
common in the old days. The weight of the ring can be
estimated based on the gem dimensions and the ring design, it
most probably wears around 10 to 15 grams. If you had
requested a highend jewelry provider like Kaisilver to custom
make such an emerald ring for you today, you could end up
paying about 30,000 U.S$ to 50,000 U.S$ for the jewel. However
the background and history of this antique emerald ring would
give it a price point in the range of 300,000 U.S$ to 500,000
U.S$.
How Can You Get A Similar
Ring.
We did mention above that an
emerald ring with similar features to the Spanish antique
jewel, could be custom made for you by Kaisilver. We do
understand that the price of 30,000 U.S$ to 50,000 U.S$, would
be way beyond the budget for most of us. If you are
interersted in an emerald ring or any other gemstone ring,
with the above design concept - the price table shown below
will give you an idea of the price. You should ofcourse email
our support experts at sales@kaisilver.com
with your specific requirements. A more relevant price quote
could be worked out if we had an estimate of your budget too.
Just remember that this jewel and all other jewelry made by us
can be crafted according to your choice of gemstone, design
and dimensions. More importantly, we offer gold and
sterling silver metal options for all our jewelry.
The best thing about working with Kaisilver is that, we ensure
that your jewelry gets the same quality of
design, craftsmanship and gems for both, gold and sterling
silver preferences.
Price
Range |
Some Suggestions
For Your Ring |
400-700 U.S$ |
Sterling silver ring with a 10x8mm octogonal
gemstone, Depending on price green gem options could be
Peridot, Green Tourmaline, Green Jade. |
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750 U.S$ to 1,200 U.S$ |
Sterling silver ring with a 10x8mm medium grade
Emerald or green sapphire gemstone. |
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1,300 U.S$ to 1,600 U.S$ |
14k/18k Yellow or white gold, medium grade 9x7mm
emerald gemstone. Depending on price, 10x8mm medium
grade emerald could also be possible. |
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1,800 U.S$ to 2,500 U.S$ |
14k/18k Yellow or white gold, good grade 9x7mm
emerald gemstone. Depending on price, 10x8mm medium
grade emerald could also be possible. |
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2,700 U.S$ to 3,700 U.S$ |
14k/18k Yellow or white gold, good grade 10x8mm
emerald gemstone. Depending on price, 11x9mm medium
grade emerald might also be possible. |
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4,500 U.S$ to 6,000 U.S$ |
14k/18k Yellow or white gold. Depending on price
could be a medium grade 11x9mm or good grade 11x9mm
emerald gemstone. |
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Contact us for
other designs, gemstones or
options. The above prices are just
an estimate, we will work out specific price quotes once
we know your requirements. |