I know you asked for non-bezel ideas... but I would so do a Erika Winters Mariana...
This! I love this!
Ok. I've made my decision. It's going to take a while, as I'll need to have stones cut. Not going to give out hints, but I'll definitely be posting here as soon as it's done!
Thank you, one and all - it came to me in a flash, inspired by your suggestions!
I'd want to play with this stone before it gets set, for sure. I can see it with a frame of calibrated rubies, or with golden/deep yellow sides, or, on the conteary, very colorless ones; a certain pair of deep yellows - perfectly matched in terns of cut, different in shade [like honneys] comes to mind [they might have sold & were smallish to begin with]. Sidestones of different colors are always in the back of my mind.
I will certainly be still thinking of this stone in the morning.
A barebones YG setting, perhaps slightly adjusted to support the color, will do too; David knows these things.
How exciting! What an amazing stone! I love the yellow gold bezel setting.
A setting or side stones like this ring would look lovely!
What about this? You will get 2 in 1 look. Scroll to the 3rd slide.
A setting or side stones like this ring would look lovely!