Description & Technical information

Cut-down collet set with a rectangular cut sapphire, outer square border of small old brilliant cut diamonds, on a four-strand wire shank with tapering and looped shoulders, close set in silver and gold.
Weight: 5g

Date:  1800
Period:  Early 19th century
Medium: Sapphire and diamond
Dimensions: 1.4 cm (0¹/₂ inches)
Provenance: By family tradition, given by HRH The Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, daughter of George III (1776-1857), to her lady-in-waiting, Lady Georgina Bathurst (1792-1874) and by descent.

Categories: Jewellery