Victorian Four Amethyst Necklace fabergé A superb diamond and ruby

A superb diamond and ruby target ring dating from the Art Deco era

and rests in a minimalist platinum four claw mount

made from steel

some enamel has been worn away from the dominoes

Victorian Four Amethyst Necklace fabergé A superb diamond and rubyDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 In ancient Greek society, amethysts were considered an antidote against drunkenness the name "amethystos" literally translates as "not intoxicated", or not drunken. This property first appears in the poetry of Asclepiades of Samos: "Drunkenness am I a gem worked by a subtle hand. I am graven in amethyst, and the subject and the stone are ill assorted. But I am the precious property of Kleopatra, and on the finger of a Queen