Live Auction 17464Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence
AN ANTIQUE SAPPHIRE AND GOLD RING
Lot 63

AN ANTIQUE SAPPHIRE AND GOLD RING

Closed19 June 2019

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USD 262,500

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AN ANTIQUE SAPPHIRE AND GOLD RING
Octagonal modified mixed-cut sapphire, gold, ring size 5 ½, early 20th century
AGL, 2019, report no. 1100347: Ceylon, no gemological evidence of heat or clarity enhancement

By repute, Nizams of Hyderabad

Specialist note

Made in yellow gold with a stylized open-work floral motif, this ring was likely produced by a leading jeweler in Hyderabad. The prong-setting of the sapphire is a highly westernized element.