Vintage 14ct Yellow Gold And Lapis Lazuli Ring Stamped for manufacture in Italy

Stamped for manufacture in Italy

2cm Bloodstone

Approx 19 x 14 x 8 or 10ct measured in setting

Stamped to many areas

Impressive in size and weight this bracelet would date to around the 1950-60s and the manufacture is excellent

Vintage 14ct Yellow Gold And Lapis Lazuli Ring Stamped for manufacture in ItalyDeriving its name from the early 15c., from Middle Latin lapis lazuli, literally "stone of azure," from Latin lapis "a stone. Given its beautiful ultramarine blue violet hue it is no wonder this stone, or technically a rock, has been popular thro9ugh the centuries. (Lapis Lazuli is technically a rock not a mineral like most. It is an aggregate of several minerals such as lazurite, pyrite, calcite, feldspar, mica, diopside and others)This lovely