Antique Arts & Crafts Art Deco Ring Gold Openwork w Birds Smoky Topaz (5212)

Antique Ring. Arts and Crafts to Art Deco period and design. 14k yellow gold and Smoky topaz. Made circa 1880-1920's.

Measurements: Approx US size 4. Weighs 6 grams. Length of bezel is 7/8 inch (23mm). <

Description: Oval ring. The transluscent, smokey brown quarts gemstone is flat on top, with facets carved around the sides. It is held in a marvellous Arts and Crafts gold mount of openwork flowers and foliage with filigre detail and a pair of birds sharing a spray of leaves in their beaks on either side. It is unusual to find birds depicted in the mount of a ring.
Shoulders of the ring with a Celtic design and a narrowing band of foliage.

Marks: the ring is marked 14k.

Condition: good with minor wear commensurate with age.