JOHN URBAN JEWELLERY COLLECTIONS:

Celtic Rings for Wedding,   Engagement, Committment,   Love:

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- Rings For Three Diamonds

- Rings For One Diamond, Or   Precious Gem

- Rings With Celtic Animal   Designs

- Rings With Spirals, Triskels,   La Tène, and Celtic Knot   Designs

- Celtic Inscription Rings

- One of a kind Celtic Rings

Other Celtic Jewellery:

- Celtic Earrings

- Celtic Cufflinks

- Ordering Info

- Necessary Reading:   Accurate Finger Sizing

- Celtic Symbolism,    Background, Links

Some Earlier Work, Still Available:

- One of a kind Wedding   Rings,  Engagement Rings   with Precious Gems

- Leaf and House Rings

- Cicada Wing Earrings

ARTIST'S BIO

Sculpture For Sale:'What I Always Wanted'

BIO: 1971-Present

Natural gemstones, in addition to their beauty, also can be seen to symbolize eternity, as they began to form deep inside the Earth even before life crawled out of the oceans to walk upon the land. During the time it took for Nature to create these gems, dinosaurs could have come and gone. That's how long it takes for natural gemstone crystals to form.

The most durable stones for wedding and engagement rings are the hardest gemstones, such as diamond, sapphire, ruby, etc. Please note that I only use bezel settings, which protect best and keep the gemstone secure and clean. Smooth and practical, a bezel setting will never catch on your clothing, which is the main cause of broken prongs, leading to loss of the gemstone. Please inquire regarding stone possibilities and prices.

A symbol for eternity, the Triskel here is united with a durable precious gemstone of your choice. A blue sapphire is shown above, in a bezel setting. Smooth and practical, bezel settings provide maximum security and minimum maintenance, never needing cleaning as stones in prong settings frequently do.

Dancing Triskels with Stone: Detailed Pricing, Another Image

This Dancing Triskels ring of 14kt rose gold, with a fine blue sapphire, is more narrow than the above version with bumper rings.

Narrow Triskels With Stone: Detailed Pricing, Another Image

Here is the Tree-of-Life design for single diamond, shown for comparison, with both unblackened matte, and blackened background, in 14kt white and yellow gold. The fine white Canadian diamonds are 6mm size, almost 1 carat.

Tree-of-Life for single diamond: Detailed Pricing, Another Image

Over one hundred years ago a boy digging potatoes in Reerasta Rath near Ardaugh made the richest discovery of early Christian objects in Ireland. Among those objects was a silver chalice that is the finest piece of eighth-century metalwork that has ever come to light. Now named the Ardaugh Chalice, it had been used in an ancient monastery for the sacred sacrement of Holy Communion.

Running around the underside of the bowl is a delightful strip of Celtic spiral art, which inspired my own version of that design for this Celtic wedding ring.

Ardaugh Spirals for Diamond: Detailed Pricing, Another Image

This more intricate Celtic interweave is shown in 14kt rose gold, with a one carat diamond. I love bezel settings-note that I do not set diamonds in prongs. This smooth, secure style of setting avoids several problems, and keeps the diamond very clean. 14kt weight price around $600 for size 6. Diamond, or other gemstones are extra.

Complex-Weave for Diamond: Detailed Pricing, Another Image

Here you see how I can set a single gemstone in one of my Celtic ring designs that is suitable for stone setting. These examples show the Complex-Weave design. Other of my Celtic designs which can be used for this type of gemstone ring are: the Tree-of-Life, Ribbon-Weave, Drumcliff Dogs, Dancing Triskels, Saxon-Celtic, and Repeating Brentfords patterns. These rings are 7mm wide at the top. At left is set a 5mm emerald, and on the right, a 6mm spessartite garnet. Which stone size do you prefer?

Complex-Weave For Single Stone: Detailed Pricing, Another Image

Just a simple Celtic interweave for a stone setting. Shown with a 1/2 carat diamond, in 14kt white gold. Also looks nice with white, or other coloured sapphires, ruby, emerald, or garnet. The clean, smooth bezel setting protects the stone very well, also keeping it clean.

Ring and stone priced separately, so cost depends on your selection of gemstone and precious metal. Also available in sterling silver, with just about any semiprecious gemstone. Shown below, is the ring in 14kt white gold, with a 1 carat emerald.