October approaches, and with it the rich, warm colours of the turning leaves and the cool blues of frosty mornings. The precious opal, with such a spectrum of colour locked within the gem, was designated October’s birthstone for this reason. The five\u00a0 opals set in this Edwardian ring are likely to be examples of the new material coming out of Australia at the time, before the country became the world’s principal supplier. And they are lovely opals, with their transmitted red glow and superficial flashes of blue and green. This ring would make a wonderful present for any October child.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
October approaches, and with it the rich, warm colours of the turning leaves and the cool blues of frosty mornings. The precious opal, with such a spectrum of colour locked within the gem, was designated October’s birthstone for this reason. The five\u00a0 opals set in this Edwardian ring are likely to be examples of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1000000453481,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[6924,5308],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"1":"product","6":"product_cat-engagement-rings","7":"product_cat-uncategorised","8":"type-vintage-dress-rings","9":"type-vintage-engagement-rings","10":"type-vintage-rings","11":"period-edwardian","12":"material-diamond","13":"material-gold","14":"material-opal","15":"collection-october-birthstones","16":"ring-styles-five-stone","17":"ring-stone-cut-cabochon","18":"ring-central-stone-opal","19":"birthstone-october-birthstone","21":"first","22":"instock","23":"shipping-taxable","24":"purchasable","25":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"