Why Choose Vintage / Antique Ruby Jewellery

George Tarratt, still situated on Leicester’s Market Street offers the best of the classics as well as the bold geometric designs of vintage days. Even if you’re not interested in collecting historic ruby stud earrings or period gemstone jewellery, buying antique pieces, especially when it comes to rubies, is one way of getting items that are not controversial, without risking buying unethically sourced gems. The gems in antique pieces, such as those sold by dealers like George Tarratt and his son Ivan, are not funding corrupt regimes or supporting arms deals or wars – at least not current ones.

Take at look at some of the sapphire clusters and ruby stud earrings from the George Tarratt collections, available online and through their exclusive shop in Leicester.

1. Faceted Oval Ruby Stud Earrings

There’s nothing ordinary about these ruby stud earrings that are set in 18ct yellow gold. The rubies are faceted ovals delicately held in place with four prongs. If you’d like to buy them, their reference number is 1210020 and they’re reasonably priced at just £735.

2. Multicolored Antique Sapphire Earrings

Rubies and sapphires are the same stone. What separates a ruby from a sapphire is the rich red color, although a pink, lavender or purplish-blue-red ruby stone may be labeled either as a sapphire or a ruby depending on how much red there is in the hue. That’s why rubies and sapphires are classed together and sold in the same collections. In the George Tarratt collection called Antique and Period Colored Stone Earrings, there’s a singular pair of cluster studs that feature multicolored sapphires. The colors range from translucent blue to lavender and pink. This pair of earrings in an investment or at least a collector’s dream. The reference number for buying is 126002, and the price is set at £12,850.

3. Antique Ruby Stud Earrings Accented with Diamond Clusters

These Victorian ruby stud earrings are a bargain even at £8,500 because the large central stones are natural gems surrounded by almost a dozen dazzling white diamonds. This exclusive pair is available using the reference number 1252183 and can be found in the Antique and Period Earring collection through the George Tarratt shop.

4. More Than A Pair of Ruby Studs

The ruby stud plus diamond design of this extraordinary pair of gemstone earrings is not just elegant but affordable at just £3,500. The two ruby gems that make up the heart of this pair are untreated natural rubies mined from Malawi (therefore not Burmese rubies) and they’re each accented with more than a dozen white diamonds mounted in 18ct white gold. The rubies are faceted in the classic rectangular shape to highlight the vibrant red color of the stone. To purchase this pair of cluster diamond and ruby stud earrings, please use the reference number 1202963.

For more shopping suggestions, such as where to buy ethically sourced ruby bracelet designs, ruby diamond ring styles and ruby jewellery from exceptional UK designers, please browse related posts.

We promote ethical gemstone rings, fair trade ruby stone creations, and ruby necklace designers who are conscientious about environmental impact, and use ethically sourced precious metals and conflict free gems.

One of the mining companies that works in Tanzania, who we suggest are a good source for ruby gems, is called RubyFair. Many UK and international designers / fine jewellery houses are choosing RubyFair stones over others that may be tainted with unethical practices or may be used to fund corrupt governments.

If you’re looking for ethical ruby wedding rings, please see unique suggestions we have to offer such as the white gold ruby ring designs that do not use Burmese rubies.

If you’d like to understand why Burmese rubies are not a good choice, please read the articles about ruby gemstone mining issues in Asia, as well as the newest issues arising with the Greenland ruby gemstones, through True North Mining, which may or may not provide the world with conflict free gems.

Ruby jewellery has become controversial due to the fact that the mining and trading of Burmese rubies is controlled by a military dictator in Burma (Myanmar). It is well documented that buying Burmese rubies directly finances the continued existence of an oppressive regime, and therefore conscientious buyers are looking elsewhere for jewellery crafted from sapphires and the precious red gemstones of the same family known as rubies. Aside from ruby jewellery, which we recommend in other posts, that utilizes only rubies mined from Tanzania by a British/Tanzanian partnership called RubyFair, we have found two other fine ruby jewelry designers who use ethically sourced gemstones in their creations.

Stephen Einhorn Ruby Pendant

The London design team known as Stephen Einhorn is just one company that offers delicate, intricately crafted fine ruby pendant necklace creations that use ethical ruby gems. One of the items we suggest is the Raspberry Heart Ruby Pendant Necklace that’s crafted in sterling silver with a full carat of brilliant-cut faceted rubies set into a delicate heart shape that dangles from a chain that’s 42 centimeters in length – finely crafted in the knife-edge style. All the gemstones, sapphires, rubies and/or diamonds are from conflict-free sources that respect the environment, which makes the Raspberry Ruby Pendant even more heartful.

The piece is entirely handmade, as are all the Stephen Einhorn designs. What’s great about this necklace is that can be customized to your needs and budget constraints by choosing the size and quality of the ruby gems, and the metal setting.

This piece is not a small pendant, but a genuine work of art, measuring 10mm by 13mm and is made up of 33 gemstones to total a full carat in weight. Choose the stones and the metal, ranging from sterling silver to 9ct or 18ct gold, either yellow, white or red. Choose pink sapphires instead of blood red rubies, or lower the price by selecting pink tourmalines or red garnets.

For genuine ethical ruby gems set in solid 18ct white or yellow gold, the price of the pendant necklace is about £1,430. However, the exact same design is available with the identical rubies set in 9ct gold for about £1,000 and in silver for under £850.

Lower the price more by choosing 1 carat brilliant-cut garnets set in sterling silver for £470 or tourmalines for about £570. Any stone or metal you choose will be ethically sourced. Brilliant-cut conflict-free diamonds set in 18ct white or yellow gold cost £1, 570.

Bario-Neal Ethical Ruby Jewelry Made in the USA

Another source for environmentally and ethically conscientious buyers to obtain unique gemstone pieces is Bario-Neal jewelry. Although their ready to wear collections do not feature ruby pendant pieces, it’s possible to order custom items with rubies sourced from the Tanzania Women’s Mining Association. To see the quality and color of the Tanzanian rubies, view the ring collections and the commissioned ruby pendant selection they’ve created for other clients.

All Bario-Neal jewelry is handmade in the United States, utilizing what is known as reclaimed precious metals as well as ethical gemstones and conflict-free diamonds. They’re a jewelry design team that creates unique handcrafted items employing conscious practices that minimize impact on the environment. Their work tends to have a rustic feeling, although there are both delicate and chunky items as examples of their distinctive craftsmanship.

If you’re looking for a custom ruby pendant, a ready to wear handmade white gold ruby ring, or an interesting piece of jewelry using gemstones and a blend of precious metals, Bario-Neal is a recommended place to shop. You can order the ready to wear collections online, fill out their custom design form, or telephone them for personal attention. They’re located in Philadelphia, and have been operating for about 4 years using Canadian / recycled diamonds as well as the conflict free Kimberly Process certified diamonds. Their colored gems are obtained through small non-profit and none-governmental mines in Tanzania that aid local women miners and their families.

For more information pertaining to ethical ruby jewellery designers, please refer to the selection of posts that deal individual styles such as the ruby eternity ring creations, ruby diamond ring styles such as wedding and engagement sets, as well as the articles on ruby stud earrings and bracelets if you’re wanting matching pieces. Please refer to the post about Burmese rubies and ruby gems to understand why we do not recommend buying gemstones from Burma (Myanmar), and where the best sapphires and rubies, which are all natural and untreated, are now being mined.

How will you know the difference between genuine ruby jewelry that’s untreated and the pieces that have enhanced stones?

Well, that can be tricky, but the easiest way is to read the fine print and all descriptions online. If the ruby description does not say where it’s from or give much info, and it’s really cheap, odds are it’s been heat treated or color enhanced. However, in the US and most European countries it is compulsory for jewelers and dealers to state if the ruby has been treated or not. If you are buying ruby jewelry as an investment, then you will need to have an appraisal certificate to be sure. Certificates must state if the gemstone has been enhanced in any way.

Untreated, Genuine Ruby Jewelry from The Natural Sapphire Company

If you want to buy rubies online then you may want to go to the Natural Sapphire Company because they also sell fine genuine ruby jewelry because they are of the same family. The Natural Sapphire Company deals with only rubies and sapphires and they guarantee that their gems are genuine and not synthetic and that they have not been enhanced through heating them to high temperatures or irradiating or using gas or filling them with glass or oiling them to fill fissures. However, be prepared to pay the price. A small stone for a simple heart shaped ruby ring will start at about $150 and that does not include the ring. The whole creation will cost about $250 to $300 or more. Why? The price of an untreated ruby is $1,000 per carat! Add gold and the design teams time and the jewelers markup and you can get a rough idea of what a ring will cost no matter it’s size.

Cheap Heart Shaped Ruby Ring Designs Available Online

The little heart shaped ruby ring designs that are so common as promise and friendship rings and are sold all over the internet for under $100 have all been enhanced or treated. It’s fine to but them so long as you know what you’re buying. And please be aware that all the ruby rings that say “created” are not rubies at all, and it should be obvious, since they sell for $50 to $75 and are often set in gold, so they can’t possibly have real rubies.

No matter how many jewelry boxes full of rubies you currently have, you will find plenty more exciting options on line that you just won’t be able to resist.

The most popular ruby necklace designs include single ruby pendants on gold / silver chains, however some designers create more intricate pieces of ruby jewellery using a variety of cabochons or droplets for a more regal eveningwear style. Although many pieces may be affordable only to those who are investment jewellery buyers, there are select pieces that use natural rubies which are quite affordable.

Turning Heads Ruby Necklace

One affordable ruby jewellery outlet is a small design company called Turning Heads. They feature pieces like the ruby and iolite necklace that uses about a dozen ruby gems, mixed with faceted iolite stones and gold accents to create a collar necklace that costs only £325. The gems are ethically sourced, and many of the Turning Heads creations use the RubyFair gemstones so you can feel sure that the mining was done in an environmentally conscious fashion and the stones are not helping to promote human misery or suffering, as well as being of the finest quality, untreated and un-enhanced. The Turning Heads designers offer several ready to wear collections that include ruby pendant necklaces that are very delicate, as well as bespoke and commissioned creations that are quite affordable considering the quality of the stones and metals used.

Tara Kirkpatrick Spiral Ruby Pendant Necklace

Tara Kirkpatrick is another talented contemporary ruby necklace designer who operates a studio gallery in Knutsford Cheshire and also retails her unique creations online, as well as through a variety of private jewellery shops across the UK, Europe and the United States. She works with 18ct gold, sterling silver and gemstones that are ethically sourced, such as conflict free diamonds and non Burmese rubies and sapphires such as the ones mined by the environmentally conscious Ruby Fair corporation.

Most of the sapphire and ruby necklace creations are crafted in a pendant style, the most distinctive being part of the Springtimes collection that features sterling silver and 18ct yellow gold spirals with a gemstone in the center.

She also has other collections such as the Droplet series, which have clusters of gemstones that delicately drop in grape-like shapes blended with crystals in silver settings.

The renowned designers known in the UK since 1898 as Davidsons the Jewellers, work with ethically sourced rubies to create exquisite ruby necklaces that are of the finest quality.

The Davidsons Jewellers shop is situated on Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne and offers both bespoke and ready to wear diamond, sapphire and ruby gemstone jewellery in classic and contemporary designs.

While they specialize in diamond and colored gemstone engagement and wedding rings, they also have a wide selection of sapphire and ruby pendants (sapphires and rubies are the same stone except for color), necklaces, bracelets, stud earrings and fine gemstone rings for any occasion including anniversaries.

Aside from the excellent collections of ready to wear jewellery, Davidsons services include bespoke and commission pieces as well as jewellery restoration. When selecting your diamond or gemstone engagement rings or matching necklaces, bracelets and earrings, if going with rubies, make sure you specify that you desire RubyFair gems or rubies that are not Burmese, and diamonds that are blood free and environmentally / ethically sourced. Davidsons is one of the high-end fine jewellery houses that uses fair trade gems in their commissioned pieces.

If you’re looking for outlets that carry ruby pendant jewellery, ruby stud earrings, or unique colored gemstone wedding rings, such as the white gold ruby ring designs that are once again in vogue for brides-to-be, please consult related posts that offer more information on where to shop.

We make every effort to provide suggestions where to buy ruby gems and sapphire/ ruby jewelry that uses ethically sourced stones. To find out why this is an important issue, please browse the articles regarding ruby gems, ruby stone mining and Burmese rubies.

When choosing jewellery to commemorate a bond of love, a commitment of marriage or to celebrate an anniversary, let’s do our utmost to ensure that sentimental emotions toward a loved one do not cause heartache or sorrow to those who have been involved in the process of creating the symbols of our troth and endearment.

Exclusive Ruby Jewellery on Magdalen Road

Erin Cox is a small jewellery designer with an exclusive shop on the famous Magdalen Road in Exeter, Devon (UK), who also offers her creations for sale online. What makes the Eric Cox ruby jewellery collections unique is that all the materials used are from ethical and fair trade sources, and every item is unique, one-of-a-kind and handmade with an artist’s touch that mass-production can’t duplicate.

The most unusual collections are the colored gemstone engagement and wedding ring sets that are delicately, yet rustically crafted in 18ct gold and feature stones like the RubyFair ruby gems that are 100% natural, untreated, non-enhanced mined in an ethical and environmentally friendly method – not from Burma or Thailand, but Tanzania.

Affordable Ruby Gemstone Rings

One other aspect that sets the Eric Cox collections apart is price. When shopping for bespoke gemstone jewellery set in solid gold, most genuine ruby wedding rings start at around £1,000, especially if the gold is 18ct and the gems are natural and untreated. However, Erin has crafted a series of ruby wedding rings and engagement sets that can be ordered in 18ct or 9ct yellow gold and prices are so affordable that anyone can indulge in gemstone rings.

For example, one piece of ruby jewellery that would make any ruby-loving bride happy are the 1ct ruby rings that are set in 18ct yellow gold, featuring raised shoulders and what jewelers call a rub-over setting. The piece is rustic, hand hammered gold, but delicate, with a full carat round faceted ruby, set in a solitaire mounting that looks antique yet sleek and modern. The blood red ruby is fair trade and ethically sourced, 100% natural. It costs only £760.

Another unique piece of ruby jewelry available by this ingenious British designer is the affordable ruby ring that costs only £460 and features a delicate red oval faceted ruby gem set in 9ct white and yellow gold. (Blue or white sapphires or diamonds, or other gemstones, may be requested instead of rubies.)

Pink Sapphire Ring

For a singular pink creation, there’s also the collection of pink sapphire pieces (sapphires and rubies being of the same family) from the Rubyfair mines. In the featured ring, which can be customized, a single pink sapphire is mounted in an 18ct band and accented with silver along the shank. The creation has an old-world feeling of antiquity, of high quality hand pounded metal with a singular ruby gem. The piece cost only £340.

Three Ring Sets

There’s a set of rings, ideal as a wedding or engagement set, that consists of three bands, each with a gem – two with a Rubyfair ruby and a single central band with an off-centered diamond. The entire set of three rings, crafted in solid 18ct gold and silver shanks, and genuine ethically sourced ruby and diamond gems, costs just £750.

Ruby jewellery that’s unique, ethical, environmentally friendly, customizable to your needs and tastes, as well as distinctive / not mass-produced, is affordable and available from small designers like Erin Cox.

For more information on where to shop for unusual handcrafted ruby eternity ring designs, ethical ruby bracelet creations, fair trade ruby necklace and pendant styles, all using natural gems, please consult related posts that deal with specific kinds of ruby jewellery.

Ruby bracelet designs, entirely crafted from recycled or ethically sourced metals and fair trade gemstones; unique cuff and bangle styles; unusual one of a kind designs; affordable prices – dozens of international designers – ready to wear or custom pieces.

Ruby jewellery sold in shops and online, especially from mass-produced sources, are often made without consideration for where the metal or gemstones come from, how the environment was affected during the mining process, how obtaining metals and ruby gemstones may have adversely affected the lives of workers/miners/craftspeople, or whom the ruby gemstone or precious metal profits may be benefiting. This is especially true in the case of ruby gems.

Why Not To Buy Ruby Bracelet Creations Made From Burmese Rubies

If Burmese rubies are used in jewelry, the gemstones purchased from that region will have profited a military dictator and added to human suffering, not to mention that the stones being traded from the area (and are often used in the affordable commercial ruby jewellery), will have been filled, enhanced and/or heat treated despite claiming to be natural. What alternatives are there? There are many buying options when it comes to loose ruby gems as well as ready to wear creations that use pink sapphires and red rubies, even pigeon blood rubies of the finest quality.

Alternative Choices For Ruby Rings and Bracelets

There are ruby rings and jewelry designers and outlets around the world that ONLY buy ethically sourced metals, blood free diamonds and fair trade rubies that do not come from Burma (Myanmar). Many of the fine designers who create custom diamond, sapphire, ruby, gold and silver bracelets use metals and gemstones that are mined in such a way as to minimize the negative effects on the environment and benefit the lives of workers. Many of these unique, conscientious jewelry designers are choosing to buy ruby gems from private companies such as RubyFair, who mine stones in Tanzania, not Burma, and who guarantee their gems are natural, untreated, not heated, not filled or enhanced in any way.

Where To Buy Ethical Ruby Bracelets and Ruby Jewellery

Here are some of the designers and jewelry shops that offer hand crafted jewelry and only use ethically sourced gemstones and metals, and who offer their customers the choice of either lab created rubies or ruby gems from ethical mines like RubyFair.

1. One designer who creates contemporary ruby bracelet designs is April Doubleday who works from her studio in North Devon, in the UK and crafts pieces with both genuine ruby gemstones (ethically sourced) and lab created stones. She offers custom pieces as well as a ready to wear collections, using Ruby Fair ruby gems, amongst other choices.
2. Another place that’s unique and offers conscientious gemstone jewellery buyers an outstanding selection of pieces (in Brighton) is called Baroque Bespoke Jewellery. Designers include Pippa Knowles, Jason French, Kyle Mcintosh, and a variety of top guest artists who create collections of gemstone jewellery and work with ethically sourced ruby gemstones from RubyFair in wedding rings, ruby bracelet creations and an array of pieces ranging from bridal sets that use diamonds and sapphires to bespoke designs that use raw gems in hand hammered gold settings.
3. Alan Vallis at OXO, in London, is another designer who uses ethically sourced gemstones to create ruby bracelet styles as well as a variety of unusual mixed gemstone rings, necklaces and custom creations.

4. McCaul Goldsmiths, in Exmouth Market, London have a range of delicate creations using a variety of gemstones, amongst them the rubies from Ruby Fair. From bespoke commissions to singular collections of fine gold jewellery, McCaul Goldsmiths offers a chance to have the perfect sapphire, diamonds or ruby bracelet using ethically sourced materials.
5. Mahailia Jewellery Design, situated in West Loch Tarbert, Argyll Scotland, is a place for handcrafted jewellery that uses only responsibly sourced materials and gemstones ethically obtained through fair trade. The beauty of their jewelry is that it’s inspired from nature found on the west coast of Scotland. Mahailia will set your rubies in 18ct fair trade gold or recycled silver. You can also select from a variety of gems, including those from the Ruby Fair mines. Mahailia Jewellery Design emphasizes simplicity and nature.

These are just a few suggestions for places where you can order your bespoke or ready to wear gemstone jewellery. These designers operate online as well as offering personal service in private studios or small shops.

When deciding on a specific ruby bracelet, pendant or ring style, be sure to ask for RubyFair gemstones or ethically sourced stones, and get gold and diamonds as accents also from artisans who deal only in fair trade products. Let’s all try to move away from Burmese rubies until such time as these precious gems cease to fund a corrupt dictatorial regime.

For more information on what Ruby Fair is all about please see the related post about Ruby Gems. If you’d like more recommendation on where to shop for rings, ruby stud earrings and wedding rings with blood free diamonds and ethically mined rubies (including ruby eternity ring bands), continue to browse articles that deal with individual ruby jewellery items.

Affordable Ruby Jewelry –Enhanced Gems Versus Created Rubies

If you shop at places like Jewels For Me, you can expect to pay about $89 for ruby stud earrings and about $99 for a teeny drop design. You will also have the flexibility to choose the metal and the gem quality, or even select a created ruby instead of the real one, however, when it comes to such small rubies, there is no price difference between pairs with real gems and ones with “created” stones. You may wonder why anyone would choose a pair of created ruby earrings over the real ones if they sell for the same price. To answer that, you must know a little about ruby quality, about the enhancements and treatments that low quality natural rubies receive to look better than they are, and how it is that often a high quality created gem will be much more beautiful and valuable than a low quality stone of the same size and price.

Why You May Choose a Pair of Lab Created Ruby Earrings

It is considered a normal practice to heat treat or color enhance very low grade rubies and still call them “real”, even if they are of no investment value. So it’s possible to have a genuine ruby earring set that’s worth very little or have a pair that is much more brilliant and crafted from flux grown gems. Some man made rubies, that have the right amount of aluminum oxide and chromium can look very similar to the best natural gems known as the pigeon blood ruby, mined in Burma (Myanmar). However it is important to note that not all “created”, man made or simulated rubies are equal.

Flame Fusion Versus Flux

The cheapest lab created ruby are the ones made using the flame fusion process. The best would be the ones grown through the flux growth process, a technical and slow procedure, where crystals actually develop in a controlled, high temperature, pressure environment that is similar to how natural ones are formed. These flux rubies can take many months, or up to a year, to form into crystal gem-quality stones for jewelry, and therefore are not cheap. Some of these lab created, or grown rubies, will retail for hundreds of dollars per carat.

The Best Gold Ruby Earrings Under $200

The biggest problem with shopping for gemstone jewelry online is that high quality lab created rubies and medium to low quality simulated stones and genuine rubies that have been treated or enhanced are all sold under the same general heading of “ruby jewelry”. It is therefore a real task for a shopper who wants quality to find the best value. Here are some recommendations:

Heat Treated Ruby Diamond Earrings

1. For about $120 you can get a pair of ruby dangle earrings that have 6 ruby gems that have been heat treated and four .06 medium clarity diamonds, prong set into 10k white gold. These are by no means investment quality, but they are real gems that are affordable and will last for a long time if properly cared for. They are a good alternative to spending almost as much for similar styles in costume jewelry. This particular item is available online through a company called Angara.

2. For about $130 there are some beautiful ruby stud earrings, also through Angara, that have a genuine heat treated ruby that’s .80 carats and is set in fine 10k gold. These are prong set and large enough to be noticed, with medium color that may satisfy your penchant for a little red.

3. For $199 there are some ruby hoop earrings that are embellished with 8 heat treated rubies alternated by genuine diamonds. They are set in solid 14k gold and have a push back secure closure. These are small hoops that are very tasteful accessories to any classic ensemble, eveningwear or even office attire. They have just enough color and sparkle to get noticed without being eccentric or bodacious.

4. For larger rubies of similar quality, and settings in solid 14k gold, yellow or white, the delicate ruby ribbon earrings sold through Jewels For Me are a good buy. They retail for about $190 and include a little diamond accent. For a brighter red colored gem, you could select the created ruby and pay just $160 for the same pair.

5. A romantic pair of heart ruby earrings is available from Jewels For Me for just $159 and is set in your choice of white or yellow 14k gold and has a teeny diamond accent above the ruby. Pair the earrings with a matching 3 heart pendant, and choose rubies or create your own design with a mix of other gemstone options.

Comparison Shopping Made Easy

To compare, have a look at a gold ruby earring design that costs about $1,000 and does not have a totally natural ruby, but also a heat treated one. It’s a stud in white gold and includes a few teeny diamond accents, but as you can see, even amongst the cheaper options there is a vast difference in quality and color and most of all in price. The same design is available for $400 and $600 depending on the stone chosen. By the way, that is one good thing about shopping either Angara or Jewels For Me when buying ruby jewelry. You can compare gem qualities and choose cheaper or more expensive versions of the design you love.

You can get 2 carat ruby stud earrings with treated gems and pay about $1,600 or you can opt to spend the same amount and get a gemstone that is totally natural. But…..

How can you know if the gem is treated or enhanced?

Where can you buy untreated ruby jewelry that’s good value yet affordable?

The online shops we’ve recommended above are places where you can get good value for low to medium quality gemstone jewelry, enhanced or heat treated rubies, and other precious stone items. However, if you want to be sure of getting a 100% natural, untreated ruby in your jewelry, then you will have to shop at places that specialize in Asian rubies and clearly state on each piece that the gem is untreated. If you want to buy online, and will not have the luxury of being able to inspect the piece beforehand or have a jeweler authenticate it, so you have to insist on shopping where the jewelry comes with a certificate of authenticity and clearly states the gem’s origins, the clarity, the color and the inclusions if such are present. You may want to select the ruby separately and have it set in a custom piece. For that, you may find that the Natural Sapphire Company offers exactly what you need.

For example, if you want a pair of genuine ruby earrings, a pair of studs….here is the kind of information you will get from the Natural Sapphire Company on one of their items:

1. The stud earrings are set in 14k white gold and have a .75 carat ruby gem.
2. The origin of the gem is Ceylon.
3. The color is red, the intensity is vivid, the cut is brilliant, the shape is round, the clarity is VVS2 which means it has inclusions that are not significant. The price of the these two natural Ceylon rubies set in a gold stud earring design is just over $700. The description of the item also clearly states that the gems have received no enhancements and you can view in advance the gemologist report to this effect by clicking the certificate icon. You will also receive such a certificate when you order. This is the best way to be assured that the quality you are paying for is in fact worth it.

DIY Jewelry With a Little Help From NSC

Another great way to get exactly what you want is to create it yourself. No, it’s really not much work at all, in fact it’s rather fun. If you select the heading about gold ruby earring mountings or settings from the Natural Sapphire Company, you will get a variety of basic and intricate setting choices that have, as yet, no central gemstones.

You can choose the basic skeleton then carry on to selecting a specific gem, be it a pink, blue, white or yellow sapphire or a rich red Asian ruby. Choose the size and price range and put it all together. It takes very little time and you know exactly what you’re getting and the quality. By the way, all the gems, be they sapphires or rubies, sold through NSC are untreated, so you can choose whatever you like best without worry.

Exclusive Designer Ruby Jewelry

For dangle earrings, unique ruby chandelier earrings, unusual cluster designs and the ltest in designer gemstone jewelry with rubies, keep these top designer names in mind when shopping for something unique and of high quality: Lucie Campbell, Annette Ferdinandsen, Anaconda Gwenyth, Roberto Coin and Iradj Moini. Each of these designers have a distinctive style, but all create earrings with ruby gems and have some of the most innovative, high quality pieces available. Some are sold through the online Barneys, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman outlets, as well as dealers who specialize in fine jewelry.

Silver Ruby Earrings

Genuine pigeon blood ruby jewelry is almost never crafted into silver settings. High quality rubies are so seldom set into silver that it’s scarcely worth mentioning and even more difficult to recommend where you might purchase such items online. The reason is that silver is a cheap metal used for mounting only enhanced or treated rubies and for created or man made simulated rubies that are then considered high-end costume jewelry. Silver ruby earrings with simulated or created gems are easy to find and cost very little. You can get gorgeous and fun pieces between $20 and $100, many that come from jewelry distributors in Thailand. Places like Overstock and Amazon and Ice and Max and Chloe….and even Ross Simons and Jewelbasket and a million other shops carry silver ruby earrings that cost between $30 and $50, and many more between $60 and $100.

There are also some faux antique ruby earrings sold through Ruby Lane that are silver with ruby zirconia and cost about $35. Sculpted in silver with a gorgeous ruby colored gem in the center, the illusion of the 30’s is complete and very affordable. For some really gorgeous antique style chandelier ruby earrings crafted in the ancient Indian style, Ruby Lane is also the place to shop…and with about $65 you can walk away looking like a princess. Remember that many ruby designs are best in gold, so often silver is plated or sterling vermeil is used to craft a gold-tone to better accents the red gem, although in fact the setting is silver.

For more information on genuine and created Ruby Heart Ring designs, ideas on where to buy An Antique Ruby Ring, a unique Ruby Engagement Ring, and Ruby Eternity Ring suggestions, please see related articles.

Victorian Ruby Rings For Sale Through Topazery

There is a divine ruby dinner ring that is French and since it has the French hallmark stamped into the gold it is known that it is 18k yellow gold. The diamond shaped decorative area is peppered with rubies and diamonds with an oval 1.05 carat ruby at the center. Beautiful rose cut diamonds accent the main ruby and total almost a full carat. The ring is crafted in Victorian style and is dated circa 1870. It’s a small size 5.75 but can be easily resized by the Toapazery or another jeweler of your choice. This particular piece is a genuine collectible item and sells for $3,100.

Retro Antique Ruby Jewelry From The 1940’s

Another piece of delightful antique ruby jewelry is the retro ruby ring that’s set in rose gold. This is a one of the most unique ruby rings for sale online because it’s a genuine retro piece, circa 1940, crafted in 14k rose gold with an unusual spiral-like shape that has a total of 11 rubies that make up 1.55 carats in a swirling red curve that is accented by another shell-style curve with 10 diamonds and another singular old style diamond at the heart of the swirl for a total carat weight of .60 of diamonds in the entire ring. It’s a large 8.5 ring size, but as with all the items for sale at the Topazery, it can be sized to your specifications. The price of this masterful piece of retro antique ruby jewelry is just $1,495.

There are many other antique jewelry items that have rubies and other gemstones, however you will have check often to find the exact piece you need since antiques come and go quite quickly when sold online.