Art Deco Ceylon Sapphire Ring

Art Deco Ceylon Sapphire RingA gorgeous pale Ceylon blue sapphire forms the focal point of the antique solitaire ring. It's mounted in a platinum split claw setting aka the "Tiffany" setting with an 18 carat gold band that's pinched at the shoulders. The sapphire is a round 'native cut' with deep pavilion and slightly off centre culet to maximise the colour saturation when viewed down the table. Indeed, the native cut is often assumed to be a more crude, less accurate choice of

with curls of 15 carat gold swirling between pearl-set flower and leaf motifs

Prevalent in the Mediterranean

is unusual but similar to a sketch in T

before the whole thing is then faceted

and here represent a magical formulae that was popular around the 3rd to 4th centuries AD

Cat's eye - aka chatoyancy - is an optical effect whereby the cabochon stone displays a shimmering line running down the middle that appears to move just below the surface

60ct Old European Cut Diamond (E-VVS2 approx

and cat's eye for Ketu (descending lunar node)

one for each day of the week

Stones: Brilliant cut diamonds

Stones: Sapphire and Old Mine Cut Diamonds

traditionally thought to symbolise energy