pierced and decorated, one depicting front and back with a bird with outstretched wings flying down to a gourd shaped fruit, possibly an aubergine, on a ground of trailing leafy branches, the other, similar, with broad leaves and flowerheads, the panels surmounted by graduated red enamelled and diamond Chinoiserie scroll-bars, from similarly enamelled and diamond set tapering baton lines, round cabochon jade collet tops, mounted in platinum and 18ct gold, signed 'CARTIER' to screw-back fittings, and to the gallery edges: 'CARTIER', 'PLAT', '18K', accompanied by (PDF scan of) IAJA Expertise report no. XP1990-251024 signed by Olivier Bachet & Bernhard Berger declaring that in their opinion these are a genuine Cartier item by Cartier New York, circa 1925 Length 7cm / 2 7/8''
Width 1.8cm / �''
Panels approximately 3.2 x 1.6 x 0.4cm / 1�'' x 5/8'' x 3/16'' Weight: 23.5g
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