Wonderful Antique Flat Cut Garnet Half Hoop finding has been worn for amuletic

has been worn for amuletic purposes (believed to have healing powers

The warm gold has developed a patina over time

a petite culet surrounded by symmetric pavilion facets

with a rise of 2

Wonderful Antique Flat Cut Garnet Half Hoop finding has been worn for amuleticFlat cut garnet rings from the Georgian and Victorian eras, while popular at the time, have become incredibly covetable with today's antique aficionados and jewelry collectors for good reason. Striking and dramatic, yet ultimately quite wearable despite their age and special care considerations (see below), they continue to blend a certain chicness with an almost witchy mysteriousness. Each stone is held within a pinched frame of closed back gold, set