Blue John Ring with Diamonds by C W Sellors

Description

Heading : Blue John Ring – Blue John Jewellery

Description : 18k gold ring with pear pave Blue John set within a diamond border made up of .14ct of diamonds.

Size : O 1/2 – we can resize at request

Weight : 6 grams

A stunning piece of  jewellery by C W Sellors.  This gold, Blue John and diamond ring is one of the finest pieces we have seen.

Blue John is a banded fluorite found in the vicinity of Castelton, Derbyshire. The origins of the name are uncertain, possibly French or from itinerant Cornish miners, however, the colours within the mineral can be blue, yellow, violet and amethyst banded with white. Indeed some pieces can display a rose like tint. Resources are becoming increasing scarce. In the late 18th and early 19th century Matthew Boulton the highly regarded silversmith made  large elaborately decorated urns with Blue John and silver ormolu. Large bowls were made for silver epergnes and there are some lavish table tops cut from single pieces. As a native British gemstone it is without equal.