the stylised bird viewed in profile perched on a cut branch, with a leaf carved emerald forming the body, reeded gold head, wing and tail, a cushion ruby applied to the wing, a circular cut ruby collet to the eye, pave diamond set throat and a single diamond to the branch terminal, long pointed beak, mounted in yellow gold and platinum, the amazonite round beads of uniform size, unsigned but with Crossed C's workshop mark (behind tail), serial number 10648CS and French assaymarksLength 17.5cm / 6¾''Weight: 44g
Early 20th century diamond and sapphire 'eye' cluster ring, French c.1910, with an old European cut diamond brilliant to centre, approximately 0.90ct, flanked by tapering calibre cut sapphires in a millegrain scalloped edged border of small old single cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, trace of French assaymark and workshop mark