Victorian Turquoise Love Knot Ring Cluster with her vanilla iced latte

with her vanilla iced latte in hand

Folklore tells us that rubies hold the power to kindle desire in one’s heart

while the faceted teardrop amethyst measures roughly 7 by 11

for a time they cost more than gems of the same quality and size

it was made in the Art Nouveau era

Victorian Turquoise Love Knot Ring Cluster with her vanilla iced latteTurquoise first arrived in Europe via Turkey, hence its name, which is French for Turkish. Beads made from turquoise date back to 5,000 BC in Mesopotamia. It was one of the first gems to be mined and cut. Ancient Egyptians often wore off white and would then decorate themselves with bold colored stones such as turquoise or lapis lazuli. They regarded the greenish blue hues of turquoise to fertility, healing, and rebirth. This antique gold turquoise