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Opal Ring Lightning Ridge Australian, Red Flash, 18K Size 8.5
$16,500
£12,585.05
€14,331.33
CA$23,187.53
A$25,289.26
CHF 13,396.55
MX$303,182.35
NOK 170,612.44
SEK 156,012.42
DKK 107,069.09
About the Item
This slender, one-of-a-kind, handmade 18K yellow gold ring is the delivery vehicle for one of the finest Australian black opals I have ever seen. Measuring approximately 8.39mm x 4.96 x 2.65, this is not a huge opal; but it's impact is significantly greater than it's size.
Black opals from the Lightning Ridge mines in Australia are the finest black opals in the world. The most common color for a black opal to display is blue; the rarest and most valuable color is red. And that's precisely what makes this opal ring so spectacular: It is predominately red, with streaks of purple, orange, yellow and blue.
The true test of an opal is how it performs under low light conditions and in the last photo, you can see how gorgeous the stone is when I turned off all the lights in the photo studio and only the dimmest light from a gray late afternoon was filtering through the window. The vibrant colors burst through the shadows.
I deeply love Australian black opal rings but I am haunted by them, too. Because I love the red opals and they are so very difficult to find. An opal with a patch of red is not the same as an opal that is overwhelmingly red.
The goldsmithing is exquisite. I appreciate the open back, showing the stone; proving that it is a solid black opal and not a doublet or a triplet. The cabochon has a high, glassy polish.
I am a Certified Professional Gemologist and have advanced training in jade, pearls and opals.
The ring is currently a size 8.5 and your jeweler could resize it for you.
Resizing is available.
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