Victorian Dendritic Agate Ring Agate 5cm long excluding the wires

5cm long excluding the wires and 1

Circa 1810-30

bright and easy to wear

marked 9ct on the back with makers mark HJC

3cm long x 2cm with bar brooch 3

Victorian Dendritic Agate Ring Agate 5cm long excluding the wiresA classic and depictive ring from the Victorian era featuring dendritic agate in a 18ct gold oval. With realistic depictions of ferns and moss in a rub over setting, circa 1850. The bifurcated shank on this piece has a horizontal double band decoration that sits either side of the finger. The name dendritic agate coms from the Ancient Greek word dndron, which means "tree". It is a type of quartz with a milky, opaque background, with crystal inclusions