$8,295
Art Nouveau Sapphire, Demantoid Garnet, and Enamel Ring, Tiffany & Co. bezel-set with a cabochon sapphire measuring approx. 10.20 x 7.70 x 3.72 mm, framed by circular-cut garnets, shoulders with graduating green and blue basse taille enamel accents, incised shank with enamel highlights, size 5 3/4, signed Tiffany Ring Demantoids on vertical ends with minor abrasion. The circular areas that flank the stone that look like bezel set gems are enamel - they show abrasion. The incised shank had enamel all the way around in the incised areas - it is mainly gone. Each shoulder has small areas where there are losses in the second row of leaves, one side has one leaf with half missing. Sapphire has zoning, pleasant blue but with areas of colorlessness.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-16
