In an archive episode of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow , viewers were transported to Mansion House where individuals brought their unique items for appraisal. Hugh Scully was particularly taken aback by an unusual ring that one woman had received as a 21st birthday gift from her grandfather. When asked if the item was a family heirloom, she responded: "Going back probably only to the 1900s.
It belonged to my step-grandfather." Upon examining the piece of jewellery, the expert noted the resemblance the ring's head had to a box. He commented: "What a pretty garnet in the middle there isn't it? That purple colour garnet.
Looks a bit like a ruby, but I think, looking at this purple colour, it's going to be a garnet in a surround of tiny diamonds that form almost like a star." Discussing other features of the ring, Hugh pointed out the sky-blue enamel encircling the purple stone at the centre. The Antiques Roadshow star informed the guest that this particular combination of stones and colour was popular during the Victorian era.
However, Hugh noted something peculiar about the ring that many might not notice. Separating the golden band, he revealed: "The whole thing is like a concertina. Instead of just having a ring, it's a lady's bracelet.
It is a dimension that is just fantastic really, they used to do this in the Victorian period." The woman believed the ring was crafted during the early Victorian age around 1840. The expert responded: "1845 to about 1850 would be about the late.
