Antique Ring with Untreated Ceylon Sapphire & Diamonds in Gold, c. 1890

A Stone of Kings

Antique Ring with Untreated Ceylon Sapphire & Diamonds in Gold, c. 1890

€ 21,900.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

We discovered this precious ring with its large, unusually high-quality sapphire in France, in the south of the country. It also captures a little of the glow of the warm sun and the light of the wide sky above the sea: Bright golden yellow, sparkling white and radiant blue are the colours that make up the design. The ring is set with a sapphire from Ceylon weighing 5.45 ct. The stone is uniformly blue, intense but not too dark. Most sapphires on the market have been manipulated by man to make them even more beautiful than nature could. Sapphires are therefore often fired, as heating intensifies the natural coloring of the stones. However, sapphires that naturally exhibit the coveted color spectrum are incomparably more precious. The natural sapphire presented here is therefore a particularly lucky find: it is untreated, i.e. its quality has not been altered by man, but only formed by nature. Twenty diamonds in old cuts surround the sapphire and set the ring shoulders. Their settings are designed to be very restrained, so that no large areas of metal are visible. The gemstones alone are the focus of the goldsmith's interest. The ring corresponds to the classic type of the so-called "entourage ring", which is wonderfully suitable as an engagement ring, for example. The ring was made in France, as evidenced by the hallmark on the outside of the ring band. Before we were able to purchase it, an expert opinion on the origin and quality of the sapphire was drawn up in Paris. This is enclosed with the ring, as is a second certificate from Vienna.

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There are some design ideas in the field of jewellery that have been encountered at all times, yet have been given new life in every generation. One of these classic themes is the so-called "entourage ring". A large colored gemstone is surrounded by a frame of smaller diamonds. Basically a simple idea - but how different the resulting pieces of jewellery can look!

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A Stone of Kings

€ 21,900.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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