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
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
Art Deco diamond and sapphire oblong cluster ring, c.1920, set with an old lozenge cut diamond to a calibre cut sapphire ground and outer diamond border of old brilliant cut stones, diamond line shoulders extending up to the principal diamond, millegrain set, engraved anthemoin and laurel to half shank, lozenge pierced to gallery, serial number within the shank 3632