This ring pairs a crisp square of gold-in-quartz with grape and leaf shoulders worn smooth from years of wear. The stone carries metallic gold veining typical of the mining regions, and the interior is stamped “Telluride Gold,” a reference to the Colorado boom town whose quartz deposits were prized in the late 19th century. It’s a small frontier specimen turned into a Victorian jewel.
MATERIALS: 14k gold (marked), gold in quartz
AGE: c. 1890
CONDITION: Good - grapes at the shoulders are worn; marked "Telluride Gold"
SIZE: 8, can be resized; 11.8mm head, 2.7mm shank