Gold ring with blue stone and enamel

[Davidson2]

Here is a freinds wonderful jewel.
Not the best photos but I was hoping someone could confirm that the main stone is a sapphire?
If not any clues as to what it could be many thanks in advance.

 

[VRBeauty]

What a unique and lovely ring!

Unfortunately, there is simply no way to make an accurate assessment of a blue stone from a photograph.

 

[natasha-cupcake]

I am NO expert, so take anything I say with a HUGE grain of salt, but the color looks more tanzanite than sapphire to me. The photo looks a little blurry--is the stone included? Or a little dirty? Or is it just a less than ideal photo? Post a picture over in Colored Gems thread to hear from more experienced PSers. I'm pretty sure they will say to have it appraised/tested to get the information you want. It is a really pretty ring.

 

[Davidson2]

What a unique and lovely ring!

Unfortunately, there is simply no way to make an accurate assessment of a blue stone from a photograph.

Ok thank you for your response. My freinds local jeweller said the ring has possible Arabic origin??
Can anyone confirm the style and period of the ring?

thanks

 

[Davidson2]

I am NO expert, so take anything I say with a HUGE grain of salt, but the color looks more tanzanite than sapphire to me. The photo looks a little blurry--is the stone included? Or a little dirty? Or is it just a less than ideal photo? Post a picture over in Colored Gems thread to hear from more experienced PSers. I'm pretty sure they will say to have it appraised/tested to get the information you want. It is a really pretty ring.

Thanks for your response. I will ask for some more pictures of better quality.

 

[Bron357]

If it’s an antique ring it can’t be Tanzanite as Tanzanite was only discovered in 1967.
I would say it’s sapphire. Sapphire comes in all shades of blue and also more opaque gems are common.
Does it have any gold assay marks? The Arab countries use a symbol based gold assay mark, rather than a number like most Western countries use.
Yes, it could be of Ottoman Empire origin They were very fond of enamel work.

 

[stracci2000]

@Bron357 is right. No older ring will contain tanzanite as the original stone.
It looks like heavily included sapphire to me.

 

[natasha-cupcake]

I did not know that about tanzanite. I should probably keep my mouth shut, since I know so little!

 

[stracci2000]

I did not know that about tanzanite. I should probably keep my mouth shut, since I know so little!

Oh gosh! Don't feel that way! We are all still learning.....I know I am!

 

[natasha-cupcake]

That's okay, now I can impress people at cocktail parties--"Hey, did you know that tanzanite was only discovered in 1967?" Then I can have one of those embarrassing moments when I realize I'm at a regular party and not a PS Get Together.

 

[Bron357]

Sorry, I wasn’t being a smarty pants, it’s just I’ve been recently learning more about Tanzanite because apparently I have some.

 

[Austina]

Apart from the age of the ring, it just doesn’t look like tanzanite to me. This is my tanzanite.

 

[Catmom]

My innital reaction was that it looks kinda like a dark Lapis Lazuli to me.

 

[rockhoundofficiando]

an opaque sapphire?