23rd Feb, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Antiques & Interiors, to include Beswick & Border Fine Arts
482
A Cat's-Eye Stone and Diamond Cluster Ring
the oval cabochon cat's-eye stone in a yellow claw setting, within a border of old cut diamonds in white claw settings, to a yellow tapered shoulder plain polished shank, total estimated diamond weight 0.45 carat approximately
finger size Q
Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £300
The ring is in fair condition with abrasion to the cat's-eye stone and also chips to multiple diamonds. It bears no hallmark nor stamp but in our opinion would test as gold. The cat's-eye stone measures 17.24mm x 11.58mm x 9.87mm approximately. Cabochon stones can be difficult to test, combined with the setting limitations and the dark nature of the stone a positive identification can not be determined, many cat's-eye stones are quartz. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour I/J/K, clarity I1/I2/I3. Gross weight 8.8 grams. CR made 06.11.23.
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Auction: Antiques & Interiors, to include Beswick & Border Fine Arts, 23rd Feb, 2024
This Antiques & Interiors sale will include a specialist section of Border Fine Arts, with a small quantity of animal groups from other factories such as Beswick. Most of the section comes from two large private collections, which will be denoted throughout. This section will appear online from Friday 9th February and the remainder of the auction from Friday 16th February.
The sale will include part of 'A Clock and Watch Maker's Workshop', which will offer good clock and watchmaker's tools by Bergeon, clock bushing tools, staking tools, clock and watch parts and good German watchmaker's lathes by G.Boley and Lorch Schmidt & Co. Also on offer will be the first part of the gentleman's pocket watch and wristwatch collection. The remaining specialist pocket watches from the collection will be sold in the Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale on 16th March and the Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale on 18th May.
Viewing
Tuesday 20th February-Wednesday 21st February 10am-4pm, Thursday 22nd February 10am-5pm, and the morning of the sale from 7.30am
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