Easdale Gold Sterling Silver Celtic Ring
A real wee piece of Scotland - native Pyrite, which forms in amazing cube shapes, embedded in the slate rock of the Scottish island of Easdale. We've taken this fascinating natural material and through our cutting and polishing processes, have produced a native 'gemstone' which has been crafted by our skilled silversmith into this truly unique and unusual ring.
This sterling silver wrap style ring is set with a fascinating and unique Easdale Gold cabochon and features a pretty Celtic knot design. Cabochon measures approximately 14x10mm. Comes with a Two Skies presentation box and colourful 'Easdale Gold' pamphlet.
Though best worn at approximately size O (UK) or 7¼ (US), the ring will fit around sizes N-Q (UK) and 6¾-8¼ (US) due to the open design of the band, without drastically compromising the original design concept too much.
As setting adjustable rings can sometimes be a delicate procedure, we are happy to set the size for you before we sent it out to you - just let us know in the 'free gift card message' field.
RESIZING ADJUSTABLE RINGS
It is quite easy to change the size of the ring yourself as long as you go slowly and are careful, manipulating the inner area of the band with warm fingers, rather than pulling at the end sections – this will help keep a round shape too. This ring will span quite a few sizes without compromising the original design concept. Once set, it is advisable not to resize again, as silver is quite soft and can become brittle and snap if bent too frequently.
Easdale is the smallest permanently inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides and is known as 'the island that roofed the world' due to the large amount of slate that was once quarried there and put to use as tiles. Adam visited in spring 2015 with a BBC camera crew to gather our raw material. The beautiful cubic pyrite that is naturally dotted throughout certain areas of slate caused it to be rejected by the quarrymen, who knew that it wouldn't make good roofing material - doesn't it look spectacular as jewellery though?
