'Lammas' Cairngorm Quartz Scottish Gold & Silver Ring
The centrepiece of this unique and stunning ring is a genuine faceted 1ct Cairngorm Smoky Quartz, Scotland's beloved national gemstone.
The craftmanship on this ring is absolutely spectacular - it has been painstakingly hand-finished with highly detailed carvings, meticulous dotwork and intricate Celtic knotwork, including a Celtic Love Knot on the reverse of the band. Design details and gemstone collets are in natural hallmarked 14ct Scottish Gold, on a 925 sterling silver base.
The ring is set to fit sizes P½ (UK sizing) or 8 (US sizing). Band is 15mm wide at widest point and 5mm at narrowest. Ring face is approximately 21mm high. Gemstone measures around 9x5mm.
Ring will come with a presentation box and accompanying Scottish Gold & Cairngorm Quartz pamphlets, as well as a Scottish Gold authenticity certificate.
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Introducing the official national gemstone of Scotland! A particular type of smoky quartz found exclusively in the Cairngorm mountain range, it is known as 'Cairngorm quartz', 'Cairngorm stone' or simply 'Cairngorm'! 'Morion' classed Cairngorm Quartz is of a very dark colour and rarely found, thus more desirable (and expensive!). It was extraordinarily popular during the Victorian age and was a favourite gem of the queen herself. Whole families of prospectors nicknamed 'diggers' worked on the mountains throughout the 1800s searching for this rare crystal. Nowadays the land is protected by the Cairngorms National Park Authority, making the beautiful Scottish smoky quartz even harder to come by. However, Two Skies managed to obtain rough material from a private historic collection, which when cut made such high quality faceted stones that even we were amazed. Our contemporary settings are highly unusual when most Cairngorm jewellery pieces on the market are antiques - get your own piece of Scottish history with a twist!
