VictorianGold Nugget Ring
During the Canadian and American gold rushes of the 19th century, jewelers in mining towns would set gold nuggets into rings for prospectors who struck it rich. I can only imagine the conditions under which this piece was created - the set of Deadwood comes to mind. A partially machine-made base was customized with fancy (but pretty primitive) engraving. A square-shaped hunk of gold is the main event.
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- Materials
10k gold (tests), gold nugget
- Age
c. 1890
- Size
size 7.75, can be resized; 8.2mm head, 2.5mm shank
- Condition
Very good
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