An impressive French import ring that was made circa 1910-1920. It has been claw set with a large fire opal that has an approximate weight of nearly four and three quarter carats. Fire opals are amazing stones and are found in Mexico. The Mayas and Aztecs loved this gemstone and used it in mosaics and for ritualistic purposes. They called it “quetzalitzlipyollitli”, the “The bird of paradise stone”. The stone knowledge of Mexico’s natives, which had been handed down for generations sank into oblivion for a long time until in the early 1800s, the fiery treasures hidden in the Mexican highlands were remembered, and mining gradually started again. Around it are small claw set old mine cut diamonds and there are further diamonds set in to each of the shoulders. The shank is 18ct gold and the top is platinum. <\/p>\n
A stunning ring to wear with care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An impressive French import ring that was made circa 1910-1920. It has been claw set with a large fire opal that has an approximate weight of nearly four and three quarter carats. Fire opals are amazing stones and are found in Mexico. The Mayas and Aztecs loved this gemstone and used it in mosaics and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1000000936393,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"1":"product","6":"type-vintage-dress-rings","7":"type-vintage-rings","8":"period-edwardian","9":"ollys-picks-all","10":"material-diamond","11":"material-fire-opal","12":"material-gold","13":"material-metals","14":"material-platinum","15":"material-precious-stones","16":"collection-christmas-gifts","17":"collection-conversation-starters","18":"ring-styles-cluster","19":"ring-central-stone-fire-opal","20":"gold-carat-18-carat-gold","22":"first","23":"instock","24":"shipping-taxable","25":"purchasable","26":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"