Description
Natural Purple Kashmir Sapphire
Fine navette ring set with a 3.52ct unheated Kashmir purple sapphire in 18k.
The lilac main stone is flanked with an array of blue and pink sapphires and single cut diamonds.
The sapphire is more purple indoors and more lilac outdoors, very hard to capture in photographs, due to its ‘development’ of color with light.
Part of the ring’s allure comes from the silky (not sleepy) display of a natural ‘lilac’ sapphire of Kashmiri provenance.
The other part is the organic picnic of accent stones which mirror the underlying colors of the main sapphire.
The idea is conceptual but its outcome better than subtle, a Romantic tribute to period jewelry.
It is possible this ring enthrals even if you do not love purple sapphires.
The ring is masterly composed, in design and craftsmanship.
The ring is hand carved and not hand cast, this distinction reserved for those who know the art of jewelry making.
The ring’s face spans 34mm by 10mm.
Dreamy and icy, a memorable ‘cool’ ring for lovers of the navette.
