Silver Ring with Moonstone, United States

A slab of moonstone, lit from inside like a frosted window, with a small court of colored stones in attendance.

This ring with moonstone was made in the United States and is contemporary, in moonstone, tourmaline and sterling silver. Moonstone owes its soft glow to thin internal layers of feldspar that scatter light, an effect usually called adularescence. Here a long rectangular cabochon sits in a gold-toned bezel, edged on top and bottom with rows of granulated beads. At its side, a pear-shaped red stone is flanked by two small green cabochons. The broad shank is oxidized nearly black and scored with fine, bark-like lines.

Subtle on one side, considerably less so on the other.