Lapis Lazuli & Sapphire Sterling Silver & 18ct Gold Ring
Polished AAA grade Lapis Lazuli and sparkling companion Sri Lankan Sapphires set in this unique Two Skies vintage design. The sterling silver contemporary design band has beenenhanced with 18ct gold collets for each of the seven Sapphires. Lapis gemstone measures roughly 28x20mm, Sapphires 2-3mm diameter (collectively a total of 2.5 carats). Comes in a Two Skies gift box with colourful Lapis Lazuli and Sapphire information pamphlets.
The clever open design of the band means that this ring has been set to ring size X (UK) or 11½ (US), but does have the scope to size up a little (approximately Z or 12½). 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. Once set, it is advisable not to resize again, as silver is quite soft and can become brittle and snap if bent too frequently.
Lapis lazuli, or Lapis for short, is a deep blue gemstone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense and vibrant blue colour. The deep, celestial Royal Blue still represents royalty, honour, the gods and wisdom. As early as the 7th millennium BC, Lapis lazuli was mined in the famous Sar-e-Sang mines in Afghanistan, where Two Skies procure our Lapis today. Lapis is generally beautifully flecked with Fool’s Gold Pyrite and sometimes swirls of creamy white Calcite. Jewellery made of Lapis has been found dating back to 2900BC. Cleopatra was reported to use ground Lapis - known as ultramarine, the finest and most expensive of pigments - as eyeshadow. Ultramarine was used in paintings by some of the most important artists of the Renaissance and Baroque.
