An awesome vintage sapphire ring set with a pair of natural and unheated sapphires - one a rich, vivid blue from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the other a bright flamingo pink from Madagascar. The stones are claw set in platinum and sit either side of a sweeping platinum band which is set with six eight-cut diamonds in the tapering shoulders.
Accompanied by a sapphire report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating the sapphires show no evidence of heating. The blue sapphire is Sri Lankan (Ceylon), and the pink is Madagascan.
Cut:? Emerald cut sapphires and eight-cut diamonds.
Colour:? The diamonds are G to H.
Clarity:? The sapphires are loupe clean. The diamonds are VS.
Carat:? The blue is approximately 1.30 carat, the pink us approximately 1.10 carat. With approximately 0.09 carat of diamonds in the shoulders.
Circa:? 1930.
Size:? R 1/2 (UK) or 8 7/8 (US). Free sizing available.
Measurements:? The blue sapphire is 6.9 x 5.7mm; the pink sapphire is 6.4 x 6.0mm. Sits 6.5mm from the finger.
Weight:? 5.13 grams.
Metal:? Platinum. Tested with a Niton DXL Precious Metal Analyzer.
Internal Reference: 8121212S167
Antique Number: SA1113315
Dateline of this antique is 1930
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