Victorian 0.47ct No-Heat Burma Ruby with Diamond Cluster Mount New and the constellation is associated

and the constellation is associated with the Nemean lion of ancient Greek mythology

The base is set with a cushion shaped amethyst

Old European Cut Diamonds: 0

A couple of nibbles to the sapphires

(Christ is Risen) on the other

Victorian 0.47ct No-Heat Burma Ruby with Diamond Cluster Mount New and the constellation is associatedDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Stunning antique ruby certified as no heat Burma origin. It's an oval mixed cut, 0. 47 carats, free from visible inclusions, and with the added bonus of an old cut diamond cluster mount (swipe to see it). So what's going on here? Here's my best educated guess: the stone's been popped out of it's original mount for at the gem lab for accurate certification. It's likely to have been mounted up with the diamonds during the latter