Help me find a gallery idea for a 10mm deep stone

[meely]

I’ve just bought an emerald cut amethyst, it’s a big stone and 10mm deep. I want to set it in an Art Deco halo style setting. Has anyone got any ideas for a gallery? I like this one but would welcome some more ideas...

 

[meely]

It will have a halo, I wanted to post a photo of the inspiration ring it’s an Erstwhile one but ps isn’t playing ball with me today.
Oh there we are - something in between these sizes for the halo.

 

[dk168]

I have these saved in case I need to refer to them:







I am going to reset my Asscher cut natural blue Topaz which is quite deep as I find the currently setting too plain for my liking.

I was not too concerned when I saw the CAD, however, I felt differently when I had the finished ring in hand.

It will be set as a 3-stone instead of a 5-stone with one pair of the traps which are step cut white Topaz. All stones cut by Doug Menadue of Bespoke Gems fame, with a bar across paved with diamond melees, with a larger diamond in the centre, hope that makes sense from the inspiration drawing below:



DK

 

[meely]

Hi DK - I l really like your topaz ring it looks so beautiful top down on your finger! However I totally get why you think it looks a little plain from the side. Of the inspiration pics I like the 2nd and 3rd best. Look forward to seeing the redo!

It would be easier to have a stone that is not so deep but hopefully this is an opportunity to do a really beautiful and elaborate gallery that I wouldn’t have the room to do otherwise!

 

[dk168]

Hi DK - I l really like your topaz ring it looks so beautiful top down on your finger! However I totally get why you think it looks a little plain from the side. Of the inspiration pics I like the 2nd and 3rd best. Look forward to seeing the redo!

It would be easier to have a stone that is not so deep but hopefully this is an opportunity to do a really beautiful and elaborate gallery that I wouldn’t have the room to do otherwise!

Ooo, I forgot to mention how I have planned to set my two Asscher cut stones as they are quite deep - a blue Zircon from Jeff W, and a medium blue lab Sapphire from Gary of Finewater Gems.

Both will have a halo: the blue Zircon with a Rose Gold bezel and an air gap withe rest in WG; the blue lab Sapphire is likely to be all WG and set at 45 deg angle, both with plain shanks.

This is the gallery I have in mind for these two stones (it may still work with the stone set at 45 deg, however, have to wait and see) - simple lines with a big of added sparkle:



DK

 

[dk168]

Have a look at @elle_71125's thread on how to set her O colour cushion, as it has loads of gallery inspirations!

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/help-setting-an-o-colored-1-59ct-avc-diamond.252103/

She may even pop in herself with some inspirations as she is very good at it!

DK

 

[meely]

Have a look at @elle_71125's thread on how to set her O colour cushion, as it has loads of gallery inspirations!

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/help-setting-an-o-colored-1-59ct-avc-diamond.252103/

She may even pop in herself with some inspirations as she is very good at it!

DK

Thanks I’ll take a look

 

[elle_71125]

I hope you don’t mind me spamming you with pics. I’m not sure if these are your style or not but it’s a good start.

 

[meely]

@elle_71125 spam away
I’m loving the galleries on 2 and 4. And the face up designs for 5 and 7 are very lovely and perhaps food for thought moving slightly away from my initial idea. The stone I have bought is not dissimilar in proportion to that aqua.

 

[dmack]

A little more open example but still very Art Deco.

 

[meely]

@dmack thanks it’s a gorgeous ring I think that design would be too open for the stone though as I think I will end up with about 7-8mm gallery height and I want to fill it up a bit