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40s four-stone diamond ring for a fortieth that rings for four
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UN336

Really unusual vintage four-stone diamond set ring made c1940.
It is set in a fine eighteen-carat yellow gold and white gold setting and it is set with four old brilliant-cut diamonds in a very fine clawed setting.
Rrings with three stones and five stones are quite common, but the four-stone versions are a bit different and a bit unusual: they are usually made for for someone that was forty years old, or for a fortieth anniversary, or for a family of four (or four children, a clan of four).

Marvellous French synthetic orange sapphire ring
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SR320

Absolutely fabulous original vintage ring made in France c1960-1970s and set in a really fine and interestingly made eighteen-carat yellow gold setting.
It is set in the centre with an incredible light orange synthetic sapphire stone set within a ten-clawed setting.
The colour of the sapphire is absolutely fabulous, intense, vivid and lively, and it is historically important in term of the French experimenting with synthetic stones at the time..

French stirrup and riding crop brooch
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BH136

Exceptionally beautiful and original brooch made in France C1920, set in a fine eighteen-carat yellow gold setting.
It depicts a stirrup and a riding crop. The stirrup itself is set with an emerald cut diamond with small brilliant cut diamonds on each side.
It is a beautifully crafted piece and suitable for every day wear.

Purposefully vintage purple sapphire and diamond cluster
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SR268

Ring with a little bit of a difference, this vintage ring was made c1930 to 1940. It is set in a fine handmade platinum setting and unusually it is set in the centre with a purple sapphire (which is unusual) in a beautiful oval to cushion shape.
It is surrounded by a single row of old brilliant diamonds in a cluster style setting.

The weight of the centre stone here is approximately one carat and twenty points.

Toi-et-moi (Me and You) diamond ring
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DR081

Exceptional original early 20th century 2 stone diamond set ring. Made in France c1910. Its is set in a fine 18ct rose gold and platinum setting with two oval shaped diamonds set in an 8 claw setting, This is known as a "Me and You" ring in France. Diamond Weight ~ 95 points and 96 points. Colour H-I, Clarity- VS1 VS2, It is also set on each shoulder with 4 small old cut diamonds in a square box style setting.

Beautiful vintage double-cluster emerald and diamond earrings
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EG163

Beautiful pair of original vintage diamond and emerald set earrings made between 1950 and 1960 and set in fine eighteen-carat white gold settings.
Each earring is set in the centre with a single brilliant-cut diamond surrounded by a single row of six emeralds and another roll of smaller brilliant-cut diamonds, all in a beautiful cluster style setting.

Victorian pearl necklace with wonderful centre-piece
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PT029

Exquisite mid Victorian cultural pearl choker necklace, made c1870. It has a wonderful gold and diamond centrepiece which used to be a brooch/pendant. It is set with magnificent old cut diamonds in an oval shaped floral pierced design. The various cuts to the diamonds in this piece make it instantly appealling and very rich to look at. The pearls which are not graduated in size are 8 mm in diameter and are of excellent colour, texture and quality.

Half-target Art Deco sapphire and diamond ring
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SR126

Original Art Deco period ring made c1920 in England and is set in the finest platinum settings with a wonderful old brilliant-cut diamond in the centre set in a fine rub-over setting.
It is surrounded on the top and bottom with a single row of French-cut sapphire and beautifully set on each shoulder with small brilliant-cut diamonds

Central diamond: two carats and ten points, H colour, Vs2 clarity.