Caspian International Solid 10K Yellow Gold Pearl Diamond Ring - Size 6.75
Solid 10K yellow gold ring centered on a large baroque button pearl with diamond accents. The pearl is a broad flattened dome, wider than it is tall, with a soft cream body color and a strong orient that rolls green and rose across the surface as the light shifts. It is held low in a gold collar that cradles the base, and perched at its upper edge is a small spray of gold leaves set with round diamonds, the leaf tips curling over and resting against the pearl itself rather than floating above it. The shank splits into two slim bands as it rises toward the head, leaving an open gallery underneath, and the interior is stamped 10K and CI.
The leaf spray is what elevates this beyond a plain pearl solitaire. Rather than ringing the pearl with a halo, the designer placed a single asymmetric accent at one shoulder, which breaks the symmetry of the dome and gives the eye somewhere to land. The diamonds are small but they sit at the highest point of the ring, so they catch light first and lead down into the pearl's glow. The open split shank keeps the gold weight off the finger and lets light pass under the setting, which matters with a pearl since nacre reads warmer when it is not sitting against solid metal. The CI mark is attributed to Caspian International, Inc., which registered the stylized CI trademark for jewelry with the USPTO and declared first commercial use in January 1994, placing this piece in that era of American gold manufacturing.
Ring size 6.75. The pearl sits broad across the finger with nothing sharp at the edges, and it arrives packaged and ready to gift or add to your collection.
Verifications:
Solid 10K gold has been verified using an Auracle Gold Analyzer.
Diamonds have been verified using a Presidium Adamas Diamond Tester, which specifically distinguishes diamonds from moissanite.
Details:
Metal: Solid 10K Yellow Gold
Hallmarks: 10K, CI
Maker: Attributed to Caspian International
Main Stone: Pearl
Pearl Shape: Baroque Button
Accent Stones: Diamond
Diamond Cut: Round
Setting Style: Prong with Leaf Accent
Ring Size: 6.75
Condition: Excellent estate condition
Fun Facts:
The rainbow play visible across a pearl is called orient, and it is a different phenomenon from surface luster, caused by light diffracting through hundreds of microscopically thin aragonite layers rather than reflecting off the outside of the pearl.
Caspian International, Inc. registered its stylized CI mark for jewelry with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the early 1990s, declaring first commercial use in January 1994, which puts a firm earliest date on anything carrying the stamp.