An Art Deco Ceylon sapphire ring
An Art Deco Ceylon sapphire ring
. Platinum ring with a delicate gold wire band and oval bezel set with a natural oval step-cut Ceylon sapphire (ca. 14.0 ct, ca. 16.20 x 12.75 x 7.75 mm). Hallmarks: “Cartier”. Numbered '27164X1'. Sapphire with signs of use. The ring band reduced. Bezel 18.0 x 14.3 mm. Weight 6.99 g. Ring size 47.
Cartier, New York 1927.
Certificate
Gemstone-Report no. 031663 by the DSEF, Idar-Oberstein from 15.04.2021 confirms the stone to be a natural sapphire with no indications of heating (NTE). Origin: Sri Lanka. Tested insofar as mounting permits.The original Cartier certificate (no. 2268) no longer available.
Provenance
Acquired from Christie's Geneva, auction "The magical Art of Cartier" on 19.11.1996, lot 268.