This antique Victorian demantoid ring mounted with an old mine-cut diamond is crafted in platinum-topped 18k yellow gold, weighs 2.8g and measures 13mm wide and 5mm deep. This refined and highly ornate engagement ring of notable allure and feminine grace was named by the French in all its varieties as the 'Toi et Moi' ring, meaning 'you and me' and epitomizes the 19th century Victorian Romanticism. In exquisite 'en diagonal' juxtaposition, this period ring exposes a complementary duo of demantoid green garnet and an antique old mine-cut diamond, set against the warm tone of yellow gold creating a delightful aesthetic composition. The 0.61ct Russian demantoid green garnet measuring 4.6mm in diameter is graded a delightful 'chartreuse' color and 'very good' clarity' and the fiery 0.40ct old mine-cut diamond is graded K color and SI3 clarity. This intriguing, color-enriched duo is mounted within alluring crown-shaped prong-settings of immaculate openwork craftsmanship. A meticulously rendered ribbon-bow silhouette adorned with 11 platinum-mounted rose-cut diamonds is romantically positioned between the stones, through with the artfully designed curvaceous shoulders are gracefully scrolled to safeguard the enduring 'ties' of unity as it were. This exquisite and authentic Victorian demantoid and diamond ring concludes with a slender, spherical band and an easily sizable shank.

Referred to as the 'star of green garnets', demantoid is a green variety of the mineral andradite, a member of the garnet family of minerals. By definition, demantoid is always green, but the exact shade ranges from a very light yellowish peridot-color green to almost the color of fine emeralds. Due to its scarcity and extreme luminosity, demantoid is amongst the most highly esteemed gemstones. Mined in the depths of the Ural Mountains in Russia, this valuable and very rare gem is most often found in antique jewelry from the turn of the 19th century. Russia's renowned jewelry designer Carl Fabergé admired greatly the green garnet and used it in many of his world famous creations.

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