Art Deco, platinum, egyptian revival sapphire and diamond ring pink

Art Deco, platinum, egyptian revival sapphire and diamond ring pinkThis ring is sold, sorry. See similar rings: Metal: platinum rings Gems: sapphire rings, diamond rings Type of ring: Art Deco rings 1920s Sapphire and Diamond Ring. The rounded square based pyramid shape of this ring coincides with a wave of Egyptian revival, inspired by the 1922 discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, which swept through jewellery design in the mid 1920s. In a flurry of lotus palmettes, hieroglyphics, pyramids and animal headed gods,

the openwork centre appears to float within it: a contrasting border of yellow gold encloses twelve perfectly tessellating calibré-cut natural sapphires

The platinum mount is simple and elegant

This distinctive ring design

The well-proportioned oval cut of this amethyst shows off its beautiful body colour

5mm / Front 20

Clarity VS2 to SI / Colour H to I

Finished with a border of early 20th century circular-cut diamonds

this traditional cluster ring is given a contemporary twist with its ‘east to west’ orientation

Diamonds: approx

7 carats (calculated)

which heralded the beginning of the era known as the ‘Belle Époque’

Principal diamond size: Length 5