SINGLE STONE RINGS

Item: SS 001

A Citrine Cocktail Ring with attitude. The large square Lemon/Lime Citrine set in a Gold pierced box bezel to a generous reeded shank, stamped inside 18kt for 18 carat Gold. The Ring bezel and Gem stand an eye-catching 14mm proud of the finger and will look good at any social gathering. Continental, Circa 1965

Condition: Good           Weight of Ring: 13.0g

Dimensions of Citrine: 18mm x 18mm

Size:     UK: P         USA:  7 ½          Japan: 16

Price: £590

Item: SS 002

A dark Mauve Spinel Single Stone Ring. This is a curious Gemstone, because in some lights it looks like the darkest of Amethysts and in other lights, like a large Purple Sapphire. The mixed cut Spinel is set in an unmarked ring mount, testing as Platinum and was probably worn at cocktail parties in the 1930’s, as a trophy stone, with Diamond Eternity Rings above and below.  English, circa 1935

Condition: Good       Weight of Ring: 5g  

Approximate weight of the Spinel: 8 carats

Dimensions of Spinel: 11mm x 18mm

Size:     UK: M          USA: 6 ¼         Japan: 12

Price: £3,900

Item: SS 003

A Green Tourmaline of great beauty, in a simple Platinum ring mount. This type of rectangular, cut cornered stone is called “emerald cut” and shows the colour of the Tourmaline at its best. During this period (the 1920’s) the Green Tourmalines that came to the London Gem Market, were a soft, rich colour and I have often had interested enquiries from people who asked if the Green Stone Rings were Emeralds, which will give you some indication of the appeal of these stones, whereas the majority of modern green tourmalines have, to my eye, a hard look and could in no way be mistaken for emeralds. This Ring, which is stamped PLAT, for Platinum, inside the shank, could have been worn as an Engagement Ring, which would have been eventually partnered with a narrow Platinum Wedding Ring or it may have been given to a woman who just liked Green!  English, circa 1925

Condition: Good    Weight of Ring: 4.02g 

Dimensions of Tourmaline: 10mm x 12mm  

Approximate weight of the Tourmaline: 4 carats.

Size:     UK: K ½         USA: 5 ½         Japan: 10

Price: £1,100   

Item: SS 004

A long oval Cabochon Nephrite & Gold Ring by Tiffany & Co,  The Nephrite stone, a dark woodland green with small black speckles within, exactly the colour of the Nephrite that Faberge used regularly in his jewellery and objects to such great effect.  Here, Tiffany has made a Ring of great simplicity, the stone is set on a plain oval of Gold which is signed Tiffany & Co and the narrow shank is stamped 584 for 14 carat Gold.   American circa 1915

Condition: Good       Weight of Ring: 5.02g  

Dimensions of Nephrite: 9mm x 19mm

Size:     UK: P        USA: 7 ½        Japan: 16

Price: £680

Item: SS 005

A rare bi-coloured Sapphire in Blue and Pink, the centre of the stone being blue and the outer edges are pink, very noticeable in electric light. This type of stone is considered by many people to have magical properties, hence the deliberate design of the ring mount to ensure that the cullote (the pointed back of the stone) touches the skin thus creating a powerful talisman for the wearer. The Gold mount is unmarked and tests as 18 carat and I am told that the Sapphire weights approximately 7 carats and was purchased in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the 1930’s and the ring mount was made in Capetown, South Africa during a stopover on the sea journey home.

Condition: Good       Weight of Ring 10.04g  

Weight of Sapphire Approx 7 carats

Size: UK: K           USA: 5 ¼           Japan: 10

Price £ 1,950