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 assaymarks Length 17.5cm / 6�'' Weight: 44g
Late 19th century five stone ruby ring, c.1890, the graduated cushion cut Burma rubies, approximately 4.10cts, with eight rose cut diamond points in between, to a pierced and scroll engraved gallery, fluted shoulders, mounted in 18ct gold, stamped '18CT', accompanied by GCS report no. 5776-4880 giving a Burma origin opinion for the rubies and that they show no evidence of heat treatment