cut-down collet set with a rectangular cut sapphire, outer square border of small old brilliant cut diamonds, on a four-strand wire shank with tapering and looped shoulders, close set in silver and gold.
Provenance:
By family tradition, given by HRH The Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, daughter of George III (1776-1857), to her lady-in-waiting, Lady Georgina Bathurst (1792-1874) and by descent. Width 1.4cm / 9/16'' Weight: 5g
19th century three stone diamond ring, c.1890, set with graduated old brilliant cut diamonds, small single cut diamond accents in between, claw set to a scroll carved gallery and fluted shoulder, mounted in gold, inscribed 633, total diamond weight approximately 2.75cts (the central stone being approximately 1.30ct)