alternating cushion cut rubies and old-cut diamonds, claw setting, between scrolled shoulders, mounted in gold, total ruby weight approxiamtely 1.10cts, total diamond weight approximately 0.80ct
Provenance:
From the estate of Edward Alfred Alexander Baldwin (1938 - 2021). Edward was the grandson of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, and the fourth Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. Stanley Baldwin was from an extraordinary family: Rudyard Kipling was his first cousin, Edward Burne-Jones and Edward Poynter were both uncles, his mother Louisa was a novelist, and her siblings included the famous Macdonald sisters. Edward Baldwin was committed to rehabilitating his grandfather's reputation and, being an only child, spent much of his life as sole custodian of these family objects. Width at centre 0.5cm / 3/16''
Central ruby approximately 5.10 x 4.50 x 2.10mm Weight: 3.5g
Old pear cut diamond cluster ring, of lozenge outline rising at the centre, formed two old pear cut diamonds, back-to-back, further set with small cushion and single cuts, scroll carved gallery, open set in gold, total diamond weight approximately 2.90cts
Late 18th century diamond flowerhead cluster ring c.1790, probably originally a button, the circular panel slightly domed and set with six pear cut diamond petals,