18ct Gold Aquamarine Cocktail Ring est 50ct

A monumental 18ct yellow gold cocktail ring set with an emerald cut aquamarine of approximately 50 carats. The stone is held in a rubover bezel setting with a distinctive stepped frame that echoes the cut corners of the emerald cut. The mount is substantial in every dimension, weighing 56 grams in total, with wide angular shoulders that taper into a broad flat shank.

This is jewellery designed to be noticed. The aquamarine displays the pale blue-green colour that gives the stone its name – from the Latin for seawater. 

The ring construction is heavily influenced by Retro and modernist design. There is nothing delicate here. The shoulders rise up in bold geometric blocks to meet the bezel, creating an architectural profile when viewed from the side. The shank is wide and flat, designed to balance the considerable weight of the head. 

Aquamarine of this size is increasingly rare on the market. Most large stones have been recut to maximise colour saturation in smaller pieces. Finding a 50ct stone in a mount this substantial offers something genuinely unusual for collectors of bold vintage jewellery. Size R