Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

An early 20th century French sapphire and diamond ring, the sugarloaf sapphire claw set to a tapered pierced band with foliate and griffin decoration, between rose and old brilliant-cut diamond borders, mounted in platinum and gold, ring size J½. £500-£700

For similar designs in gold from the French workshops of Falize, Fouquet, Froment-Meurice and Plisson et Hartz, amongst others, see Vever, Henri, 'French Jewellery of the 19th Century', (trans. Purcell, Katherine), London, 2001.