14K Gold Lapis & Opal Fashion Inlaid Ring.

This Lapis, Opal, and 14K Gold Inlaid Ring is a gorgeous piece of hand made jewelry. This Ring has an elegant design and high quality construction made from brilliant 14K Gold. The inlay work was artfully created with hand cut tiles of genuine Lapis. Inlaid fiery White lab Opal flank the Lapis with glowing opalescent hues that sing to the eye. The natural royal blue color of the Lapis perfectly compliments the shine of the Gold. They come together with the Opal to make a truly unique and beautiful Ring. And, it will match up nicely with any other Gold jewelry that's already in your collection. This Lapis, Opal, and Gold Ring can be made to fit a size 6 to 9 in half size increments. Please allow two weeks for custom sizes.

Lapis lazuli is a beautiful opaque stone ranging in color from a deep blue to denim. Lapis lazuli can be made of several minerals besides lazurite, namely sodalite, hauyne, calcite (white streaks), and pyrite (metallic streaks or flecks). Stones that are deep blue with small patches of pyrite and calcite are considered the most valuable. The ancients believed that divine favor and success came to those wearing Lapis. It was largely reserved for royalty and was highly prized by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, as can be seen by its prominent use with gold in many of the treasures recovered from pharaonic tombs. It is still extremely popular today.

Valued since the dawn of time as a store of wealth, gold continues to be the most solid medium of exchange in the world. The western states have seen many gold rushes...California in 1849, Colorado in 1859, the Yukon in 1897, and the latest gold rush of the 1980s and 1990s with its huge surface mines in the old gold mining camps of the western U.S. The United States is once again one of the largest producers of gold in the world, producing real wealth from the riches of nature.