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Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:771
Sale Title:Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:144
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:507
Date:22-Aug-2017
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A 1915 gold half-sovereign. Sydney Mint
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A Victorian 1898 gold half-sovereign
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A 1978 Samoa 100 Tala gold proof coin, 22ct. yellow gold, commemorating the 1978 Commonwealth Games. In circular hard plastic screw case and original blue fitted box. 16.02gms
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A rare 1935 N.Z. 3d coin, in good condition showing very little wear
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An early 20th century rolled gold sovereign case by Dennison, unengraved, push-button release
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A vintage 18ct gold, nephrite and crystal necklace, the gold chain with seven sets of halved nephrite beads with a facet cut crystal rondelle (spacer) to the centre, bolt ring clasp, 24gms
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An 18ct. gold, diamond and jade necklace, the eight free-form polished jade pieces backed onto a yellow gold frame, conforming white gold bands to each side of the jade set with two small round brilliant cut diamonds, attached to a fine double link chain, yellow and white gold clasp
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A long narrow bladed greenstone pendant, with silver cap mount, no suspension ring attached. Length 11.5 cm
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An old greenstone (bowenite) pendant, tapered form, old suspension hole. Length 9 cm
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A good vintage gilded 9ct. yellow gold and greenstone jewellery suite, comprising brooch, bracelet and earrings together with a small greenstone guitar charm, the oval cabochon large panelled brooch with filigree type floral panelled border, the bracelet with rectangular sections each with an oval greenstone cabochon and sculpted leaf framing
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An early 20th century N.Z. colonial 9ct. yellow gold and greenstone heart pendant, the applied gold bird with letter to its beak and with leafy sprig
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A N.Z. colonial Beaver & Co. (Dunedin 1892-1905) 9ct. rose gold hei tiki pendant, relief carved detail, ruby type inset eyes, the reverse with gold and maker's stamp. Height 3.3 cm
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A rare Edith Morris silver Arts & Crafts bow brooch, the open worked design with engraved textured finish and applied fine rope wire decoration, pin to the back, the jeweller's mark (arrow within an oval frame) and 'Silver' to the reverse. 7.7 cm x 3 cm
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A Fred Money, (N.Z. silversmith) engraved silver hinged bangle, scroll engraving to the top, embossed maker's and silver marks including 'Hand Made'
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A rare New Zealand colonial heavy 15ct. yellow gold bangle made by E.J. Thompson, relief cast hinged belt and buckle form with, a single red stone (almandine garnet) set to the top, stamped maker's name in full and gold mark. Weight 90.6gms. Note: cast bangles are rare, the gold content being at least three times higher than other standard hollow examples. This maker's mark is unrecorded in Winsome Shepherd's book, 'Gold & Silversmithing in Nineteenth & Twentieth Century N.Z.' 1995. E.J. Thomson was based…
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A vintage suite of 9ct. and kauri gum jewellery, comprising: a pair of earrings with 9ct. yellow gold screw fittings and chain suspensions to the kauri gum acorns, the comprising gold hair pin with suspended acorn as above
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A 14ct gold Mikimoto pearl brooch, the spray form set with a cluster of nine akoya cultured pearls to the centre, Mikimoto stamp, 11.70gms
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A 9ct gold and blue zircon brooch, in the form of a floral spray and set with nine round facet cut turquoise blue zircons, Birmingham 1957, 8.50gms
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A Tiffany & Co. 18ct gold, sapphire and ruby brooch, in the form of a five-petal flower with stem and two leaves, flower and leaves pave set with sixty-one small round sapphires (one missing) with a round ruby claw set to the centre, stamped Tiffany & Co., 11.30gms
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A retro silver and pearl brooch, the retro design set with a 1.1 cm baroque pearl of a silver-white hue
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A 14ct gold and enamel jockey cap clip, the clip diagonally set with a jockey cap enamelled in yellow and orange 7.20gms
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A vintage 18ct. yellow and white gold emerald and diamond brooch, the emerald cut emerald of 1.00ct. flanked by two baguette diamonds totalling 0.50ct., all upon a yellow gold plain bar
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A vintage 18ct. white gold and diamond brooch, filigree style, elongated lozenge form, open worked, one central and ten raised rub-over settings, each containing a round brilliant cut diamond, the remainder fully bead set with small round brilliant cut diamonds. TDW of 0.85ct
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A 19th century 9ct. yellow gold framed cameo brooch, carved with cupid, a quiver supported over his shoulder, a prancing dog beside
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A lady's vintage 14ct. white gold sapphire and diamond spray brooch, the floral design with leaves, stalks and flowers, fully bead and claw set with round single cut diamonds. Six round brilliant cut medium dark blue sapphires randomly placed in four claw settings, cast and handmade components. TDW of 0.85ct
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An Australian colonial 9ct. gold brooch, in the form of a kangaroo and snake on a log, 9ct. stamp to reverse, with safety chain. 3gms
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A 14ct. gold and turquoise brooch, textured gold leaves forming wings with six small polished turquoise balls to the base. 17.19gms
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An early 20th century 18ct. gilded yellow gold ruby and diamond lizard form brooch, a row of 16 old cushion cut rubies to its spine, old mine cut diamonds set as the eyes. Testing as 18ct. gold or higher
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A 9ct. gold and cameo suite, comprising pendant, earrings and bracelet, the bracelet with three gold framed cameos and seven decorative gold panels, the pendant with highly decorative frame, the earrings with screw backs for non-pierced ears
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A pair of quality 14ct. yellow gold and cultured pearl earrings, each with a cluster of seven pearls with fine gold rope twist highlights, fittings for pierced ears, the colour graded as 'ivory white with slight rosy hues'
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An early 20th century natural pearl necklace with aquamarine pendant drop, the fine pearls alternating with 12 gold beads, individually knotted
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A single strand of graduated large freshwater cultured pearls, the 33 off-round shaped pearls individually knotted and graduating from 11.26 to 15.4.3 cm diameter. Silver bolt ring clasp
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A 19th century 9ct. yellow gold and multi-gem set necklace, the fine belcher link chain supporting the 15 variously coloured stones in rub-over settings, 11 further drops, the zircons, quartz and garnets of various tones and cuts including oval, round and cushion, the total carat weight approx. 21.90ct
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A 19th century 9ct. and multi-gem set bracelet, similar to above including variously toned spinels, garnets and pink sapphire, mixed cuts, elongated gate link type bars of narrow gauge to the reverse. Total stone weight of 9.27ct
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A Charles Horner Art Nouveau silver and enamel pendant, of pierced circular form with entwined tendrils and enamel panels suspended from two fine chains beneath a further small enamelled circular section. Chester 1910, with maker's marks
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An Italian 18ct. yellow gold framed hand painted portrait miniature locket, the frame with blue enamel detail. 2.6 cm x 2.2 cm Total 7.3g
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A 1900 18ct. yellow gold fob chain, the double rail links spaced by oval and capstan links, one 18ct. gold 'dog-clip', the other gold plated. Weight of gold 50.5gms
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An 18ct. gold necklace set with emeralds and diamonds, the stones set in a V-pattern
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A 9ct. yellow gold bracelet, the larger links of four angled bars, heart padlock clasp. 15.6gms
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An Italian 9ct. yellow gold Belcher link bracelet, longer oval links included. 8.5gms
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A nearly 20th century 9ct. rose gold fob chain, uniform curb links, original T-bar and two 'dog-clips' attached. 55gms
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A modern 9ct. yellow gold bracelet, flattened curb type links with 'parrot beak' clasp. 13.2gms
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A modern 9ct. yellow gold necklace, flattened curb type links with 'parrot-beak' clasp. 20.8gms. Length 56 cm
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A modern 22ct. yellow gold necklace, flattened double rail and multiple curb link design. Length 46 cm 20gms
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A modern 14ct. yellow gold cast square link bracelet, the nugget form links with flattened tops. 22.7gms
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A modern 22ct. yellow gold bracelet, the alternating X-form and oval links with polished and matt textured finish. 20gms
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A marked 24ct. yellow gold necklace with pendant, the square form vase with oval links between, the circular disc open pendant on S-scroll bale. Testing as 20ct. to 22ct. 19gms
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A modern 14ct. yellow gold Cuban kerb link necklace, stylised flattened links, push-in clasp. 46.7gms. Length 50 cm
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A modern 22ct. yellow gold necklace, stylised bar and curb link design. 15.2gms. Length 57 cm
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A 14ct. yellow gold restrike Austrian 2 ducat coin in circular mount, dated 1642-1963 held by four claws in an open circular pendant frame of 14ct. rose gold. 13.47gms
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A modern lady's 22ct. bamboo style hinged bangle, the fine textured links giving a sparkled finish. 21.8gms
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A modern 22ct. yellow gold bracelet, flat curb type links. 30.14gms
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An Italian 9ct. modern gold bracelet, stylised Capstan type links, 'parrot-beak' clasps. 14gms
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A modern 18ct. yellow gold bracelet, flattened rail and curb alternating links. 14gms
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A modern 18ct. yellow gold necklace, flattened curb link uniform design with 'parrot-beak' clasp. 12.3gms. Length 48 cm
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A vintage Chinese silver and pink quartz bracelet, the three large quartz cabochons set to the filigree silver curved panels
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A late Victorian wide silver half-hinged snap bangle, the top with stylised floral engraving and applied rose gold highlights
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A pair of modern lady's 18ct. white gold and diamond encrusted earrings, wide concave curved form, the panel of each entirely set with 246 modern brilliant cut diamonds with TDW of 3.75ct
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A modern lady's 18ct. white gold and diamond encrusted pendant on chain, the circular open worked pendant with central diamond cluster framed by a row of fine diamonds, the wider cross-over outer band also entirely bead set with diamonds. The 141 round modern brilliant cut diamonds with TDW of 1.61ct., suspended on a fine 18ct. white gold neck chain
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A pair of 18ct. white gold and diamond modern lady's drop earrings, the hoops with fittings for pierced ears, each with a suspended circular drop enclosing a modern brilliant cut diamond of 0.30ct. and framed by an encircling band of 29 smaller round modern brilliant cut diamonds. TDW of 1.07ct
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An impressive fancy yellow multi-diamond and 18ct. yellow gold bracelet, the 18 square cushion form links each with a square cut fancy yellow cut diamond totalling 8.86ct., each with two encircling bands of round brilliant cut diamonds totalling 864 with a TDW of 3.72ct., the TDW at 12.58ct
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A spectacular 18ct. white gold and multi-diamond lady's necklace, the graduating looping sections with each section enclosing a graduating row of baguette diamonds, the 194 diamonds totalling 12.35ct., the encircling loops fully bead set with 765 modern brilliant cut diamonds totalling 18.75ct., the TDW of 31.1ct
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A modern lady's 18ct. white gold rubellite and diamond pendant, the oval facet cut rubellite of 16.28ct. held by four tall post claws above an encircling row of 72 small round brilliant cut diamonds totalling 0.40ct
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A lady's 18ct. yellow gold dyed blue quartz and diamond set pendant, heart form, polished finish quartz panel of 17.40ct., the frame set with 18 bead set round brilliant cut diamonds. Tapered bale hanger
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A vintage amber bead necklace, restrung with round amber beads graduating in size from .4 cm to 1.4 cm, ranging from golden to burnt butterscotch colour, gold screw clasp
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A large vintage Tibetan amber bead, of squat spherical shape, butterscotch colour and weighing 23.4gm. 2 cm x 4 cm
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A vintage amber bead necklace, the round amber beads graduating in size from 1 cm to 2.1 cm, deep butterscotch colour, clear amber screw clasp
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A mid-20th century Scandinavian 10ct. yellow gold, enamel and diamond set daisy flower brooch, as a floral spray with six flowers, their petals with white enamel detail, the centres with old cushion cut claw set diamonds. 5.86gms, minor loss
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A vintage 9ct. yellow gold and jade ring and earring set, the ring with oval cabochon held by four claws with decorative shoulders, each set with a small diamond, the earrings each with a single circular cabochon
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A vintage wide silver gate link type bracelet, the multiple bars supporting the plain oval repeating flat links, push-in clasp. 120gms
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An 18ct. gold tie clip, modelled as a trout rising to take a nymph. Total weight 5.2gms
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An 18ct. gold Rolex crown motif tie tack, on gold plated mount
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A pair of 18ct. gold cufflinks by Andreoli Jewellers, Italy, set with square panels of black mother of pearl framed by buff top, calibre-cut emeralds and small brilliant cut diamonds to the canted corners; backed on openwork frames set on articulated posts and bars. Total weight 18.5gms
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A pair of 18ct. gold cufflinks, modelled as flat curb interlinked chain each link set with five brilliant cut diamonds; set on articulated posts and bars. Approx. TDW 0.25ct., total weight 15.5gms
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A pair of vintage 14ct. yellow gold and opal earrings, the oval cabochon opals displaying good fire in rub-over mount with undulating frame. Fittings for pierced ears
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An 18ct. yellow gold wide domed band ring, mildly flared. 9.08gms
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A 14ct. yellow gold seal ring, the top as a stylised coin, zig-zag rope form bars below. Tested as 14ct. 8.3gms
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A 22ct. yellow gold dress ring, the fine gold rope worked disc form top with single red cabochon stone, the expanding band of two sections. 5.6gms
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A vintage 18ct. yellow gold and diamond cluster ring, the central modern brilliant cut diamond of at least 0.25ct. framed above 11 flanking petal type forms each with a small bead set diamond
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'James' N.Z. designer silver and sapphire 'NO' ring, each letter recessed and bead set with blue sapphires, impressed mark. 2014 Walker & Hall purchase receipt available. Note: James McCarty returned to N.Z. from London in 1995 where he had been designing and making fine jewellery for Aspreys, Garrards, Boucheron and others
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Tiffany & Co. silver and four diamond Somerset Mesh band ring, the mesh band with applied rectangular panel mounted with four recessed bead set diamonds, maker's marks to interior plaque. With receipt of purchase dated January 2017, with original named pouch and other packaging
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An 18ct yellow gold band set with a brilliant cut diamond, of approximately 0.25ct. Total 10g
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A vintage lady's 18ct. white gold, sapphire and diamond cross-over ring, the stunning wave type design incorporating 34 round brilliant cut diamonds with TDW of 0.50ct. and 16 fancy cut baguette sapphires with a total weight of 0.80ct
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A lady's estate 9ct. yellow and white gold emerald and diamond ring, the oval mixed cut emerald claw set and framed by 10 round modern brilliant cut diamonds, mildly tapered rounded profile shank
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A pair of 18ct. yellow and white gold diamond earrings, circular form with a central round brilliant cut diamond in a rub-over setting framed by multiple bead set diamonds, a further rub-over set diamond to the top. The 60 round modern brilliant cut diamonds with TDW of 1.25ct
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A c.1900 18ct. yellow gold ruby and diamond ring, the engraved geometric band with central diamond flanked by two rubies. Chester hallmarks
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An 18ct. yellow gold and cultured South Seas pearl ring, the 12.2.5 cm diameter pearl of 'silvery-white body colour with rosy hues', rectangular shoulders and cup setting support
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A vintage 9ct. rose gold and tiger's eye large ring, the oval panel intaglio cut with the head of a classical warrior in profile, claw set in a substantial plain frame supported upon the band
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A vintage gent's smoky quartz and 9ct. yellow gold signet ring, the round mixed cut smoky quartz of 4.30ct., claw set within a square setting, wide plain flared shoulders
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A lady's estate 18ct. yellow and white gold diamond solitaire ring, the round modern brilliant cut diamond of 0.33ct. in a claw setting, the shoulders sweeping to a point below the stone top. Graded: G, SI2/I1
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A 9ct. yellow gold set of three joined rings, the centre ring with a central modern brilliant cut diamond in rub-over setting flanked by two further brilliant cuts either side in a channel setting. TDW 0.27ct 5.9gms
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A modern lady's 18ct. white gold and diamond band ring, the 22 diamonds recessed and bead set to the fine shaped band. Original purchase receipt from Bilkey & Co. Jewellers
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A lady's estate 18ct. yellow and white gold diamond cluster ring, the circular multi-claw tapered cluster setting with central round brilliant cut diamond above 10 further diamonds. TDW 0.48cts
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An 18ct. gold and diamond solitaire ring, the 0.93ct. round brilliant cut champagne diamond claw set in a round slender shank, a small yellow diamond set into the interior of shank at the base. This is known as the 'Secret Spark' which is part of the maker's Naveya & Sloane signature brand. Colour C-4 (Argyle type), Clarity VS2, GIA certificate available
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An impressive 18ct gold ruby and diamond princess ring, the large round basket mount set with two rows of marquis rubies (16), with a central round brilliant cut diamond to the centre and a further sixteen diamonds set to the outer edge, TRW 5.28cts, TDW 0.72cts
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A 14ct. yellow gold diamond solitaire ring, the princess cut stone of I-K colour, I1, 0.63ct
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An 18ct. white gold and diamond solitaire ring, the round brilliant cut diamond of approximately 0.55ct
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A 9ct. yellow gold and diamond cluster ring, with four princess cut diamonds in a raised mount and 12 small channel set diamonds to the shoulders. Approx. TDW 0.33ct
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A 9ct. yellow gold diamond cluster set ring, the seven-diamond set as a flowerhead, approx. TDW 0.50ct. on a tapering shank
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A 9ct. white gold, three-stone diamond ring, the central 0.25ct. brilliant cut diamond flanked by two smaller diamonds. Approx. TDW 0.36ct
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