Templier Art Deco 1.61 Carat, F-G Color, Diamond Ruby Platinum Ring

Handcrafted from the Art Deco era, this beautiful ring centers a sparkling GIA certified old European cut diamond that weighs 1.61ct. graded J color with I1 clarity. The center diamo...

Beautiful, unusual Art Deco period Tutti Frutti diamond, cabochon sapphire, carved ruby ring. Circa 1920 Designed as a diamond basket laden with cabochon sapphire fruit and carved ruby foliage. The basket centers a 1.2 carat marquise shaped diamond above an emerald cut .60 carat diamond, flanked by a pair of Old European cut collet set diamonds, .30 TCW, with 8 single cut diamonds composing the body of the basket and 4 collet set Old Mine diamonds interspersed with the sapphires and ruby gemstones. Tutti Frutti Art Deco rings are exceedingly rare, most creations were designed in the form of brooches. A fruit bowl brooch designed by Charles Jacqueau and made by Picq for Cartier, features similar round cabochon gemstones to the pair of sapphires in this ring. Interestingly, this Cartier brooch was sold to Princesse de Polignac, bought back into stock and subsequently resold the very same day to Grand Duke Paul of Russia, illustrated in Cartier 1900...