Antique and Vintage Ruby Jewelry

Though normally associated with high-end pieces of fine jewelry, small rubies have been used historically for more modest purposes. For example, in the Victorian Era, rubies were combined with other gemstones to create acrostic rings, in which the first letter in the name of each stone spelled out the word "dearest," (i.e., diamond, emerald, amethyst, ruby, emerald, sapphire, and topaz). Still, rubies are a stone of royalty, the upper...Continue Reading