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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 905693, member: 2844&quot;]A gorgeous little ring. As dear Kyra said, Bali, and amethyst.</p><p>They are still making this style, but this could have been made in the 1970s-80s.</p><p>All of my Balinese jewellery in this style has real stones, Indonesia is one of those gemstone countries. The amethyst could have been treated to enhance the colour.</p><p>The silver is likely to be 925 as marked, the gold fineness can range from 14ct-22ct.</p><p><br /></p><p>The granulated style is traditional and dates back to at least the Javanese Majapahit period, 1293-ca 1500. Bali was a colony of Majapahit.</p><p>Traditional granulated decoration on my favourite hairpins, Bali or East Java:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]200550[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The repoussé pieces on either side of a central stone are also seen on Continental European jewellery of the early 1900s. The idea to use it in Balinese jewellery could have come from seeing Amsterdam School (Dutch Arts&amp;Crafts) jewellery like this brooch by Fons Reggers:</p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/474x/eb/50/46/eb50466c883bad25dd1ce0e20fe0869a--amsterdam-school-danish-design.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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