Art Deco Sapphire & Diamond Target Ring rock crystal As can be expected from

As can be expected from Russian pieces

they are thought to have been first brought to Europe in great numbers from Sri Lanka [Ceylon] by the Dutch East India Company in the 17th Century

The gallery features deeply chased scrolled detailing

The intaglio carving depicts (according to Fairbairn's Book of Crests): "a stag statant ppr

This stunning antique Russian miniature egg pendant is finished in beautiful powder-blue enamel

Art Deco Sapphire & Diamond Target Ring rock crystal As can be expected fromDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 An incredibly stylish Art Deco Target Ring, set with a two halo clusters of gemstones blue sapphire and white diamond around a central old cut diamond, itself weighing a little over half a carat. The diamonds are bright, displaying excellent flash and sparkle, while the sapphires have a great vivid blue colour. The ring is modelled in platinum throughout, with diamond set shoulder accents and a finely pierced gallery allowing