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BEAUTIFUL RING In platinum, set in claws with an exceptional…
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BEAUTIFUL RING In platinum, set in claws with an exceptional…
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Estimate €120,000 - €150,000
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Description
BEAUTIFUL RING
In platinum, set in claws with an exceptional antique-cut cushion cabochon sapphire weighing approximately 40 cts, flanked by two troidias diamonds.
A diamond and platinum ring, set with an antique cushion-cut cabochon sapphire weighing approximately 40 cts.
S.S.E.F. certificate attesting to: origin Sri Lanka (Ceylon), natural colour, no heat treatment.
Accompanied by a special letter from the S.S.E.F. attesting to the sapphire’s exceptional age of approximately 570 million years.
RC:
Stone dimensions: 17.90 x 16.30 x 12.90 mm.
TDD: 53; US: 6 1/2 (adjustable).
Gross weight: 16.4 g (Pt - 950).
Note: Nicknamed ‘the Island of Gems’, Sri Lanka has fascinated collectors, curious visitors and sapphire enthusiasts for millennia. This stone, which we are delighted to include amongst the jewels of this sale, dates back some 570 million years. Of fascinating historical value, this treasure of nature is a guardian of time. This exceptional gem bears witness to our evolution. Formed within the metamorphic rock of the supercontinent Gondwana, this sapphire, with its deep and intense colour, contains a zircon inclusion, revealing a well-kept secret: its exceptional age.
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