Flash Lightning

Vintage Black Opal and Diamond Cluster Ring in White Gold, c. 1980


€ 2,190.00 *
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Vintage Black Opal and Diamond Cluster Ring in White Gold, c. 1980
Vintage Black Opal and Diamond Cluster Ring in White Gold, c. 1980
Description
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In New South Wales, Australia, around 770 km northwest of Sydney, lies the small town of Lightning Ridge in the middle of the outback. In the early 20th century, it gained historical significance - because high-quality opals were found in the mines there, which exhibited rare and impressive plays of color. Not only the more common light-coloured opal, but also rarer black opals were found here for the first time in the early 20th century. The high-quality opal in this piece of jewellery is such a black opal, a so-called "black opal" or "dark opal". This opal is not black in the literal sense, but is characterized by a darker body, against which the color effects are particularly impressive. Intense neon green, turquoise and electric blue as well as small amounts of orange twitch across the dark base of the opal cabochon and seem to change with every movement of the ring. The ring is designed in a classic cluster shape and the opal is surrounded by twelve diamonds. The ring itself is made from 18-karat white gold, the restrained color of which is subordinate to the opal's play of colour. We date the ring to around 1980. It is intricately handcrafted and in very good condition. It came to us from southern Germany.
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Vintage Black Opal and Diamond Cluster Ring in White Gold, c. 1980
Flash Lightning
€ 2,190.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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