Hancocks
1.89ct Kashmir Sapphire & Diamond Ring in Platinum
An antique Kashmir sapphire and diamond and geometric halo ring in platinum by Hancocks. The ring is set to the centre with an unheated 1.89ct octagonal step cut sapphire of Kashmir origin, bezel set in platinum and surrounded with a octagonal halo of French cut diamonds. The shoulders each have tapering French cut diamonds to an 18ct yellow gold band with signature hand engraving decorative detailing and millegraining.
£95,000.00
Information
Maker
Hancocks
Origin
London
Period
Contemporary
Gemstone
1.89ct Kashmir octagonal step cut sapphire, unheated - with SSEF and AGL certificates
18 x French cut diamonds, combined total - 1.30cts
Setting
Platinum and 18ct yellow gold
Dimensions
UK finger size L, US finger size 5.75 (can be resized)
Front centre: 13.5mm
Band: 2mm
Weight Description
4.1 grams
REF
128629
Director’s Notes
Kashmir sapphires have a truly exceptional colour, a rich, deep velvety blue that often seems to be lit from within. Importantly they also maintain this colour whatever lighting conditions they are viewed in, a fact which separates them from most other sapphires. Their intense beauty, coupled with their rarity and the fact that only a handful of new stones appear on the market each year, means these wonderful gems are hugely desirable and command some of the highest prices for coloured gemstones in the world. They were discovered in 1881 after a landslide in the Himalayan Mountains of Kashmir revealed the beautiful crystals embedded in the soft, clay-rich earth. They were mined extensively over the next few years, under the control of the Maharaja, during which time many fine and large sapphires were discovered. However, by the end of 1888 operations had ceased and since then, despite various attempts, very little of importance has been recovered.
