A dazzling selection of rings are on offer in the Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale, led by two impressive diamond rings from private collections. The first is a Diamond Three Stone Ring, which has a significant total diamond content of 6.25 carat approximately. The second is a Diamond Two Stone Twist Ring, featuring old cut diamonds with a total estimated diamond weight of 5.00 carat. For those seeking colour, a Sapphire and Diamond Ring from the Victorian era features an old pear cut sapphire and old cut diamonds, and an Art Deco Emerald and Diamond Cluster Ring has a central Colombian emerald.
An extremely fine and rare 1968 Omega First Generation/Second Execution Professional Exotic Red Racing Speedmaster Chronograph Wristwatch is one of the outstanding lots in the Watch section of the sale. This is joined by a 2021 Rolex 18 Carat Everose Gold and Diamond Set Day/Date Wristwatch, a 2014 Breguet 18 Carat White Gold Classique Wristwatch, and 2016 Patek Philippe 18 Carat Rose Gold Annual Calendar Wristwatch. Amongst the pocket watches in the sale is a very rare Cartier Art Deco Ultra Slim 18 Carat Gold Open Faced Pocket Watch, made in 1935.
The sale also includes a selection of silver, purchased in the legendary 1977 ‘Sale of the Century’ at Mentmore Towers, conducted by Sotheby’s. Mentmore is a grand country house, built for the Rothschild family in Buckinghamshire in the 1850s. Highlights of Mentmore silver on offer in the sale include a Pair of Edward VII Silver Inkwells by Sebastian Garrard, London, 1904. The inkwells belonged to Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl Midlothian, who married Hannah de Rothschild, only heir of Baron Meyer de Rothschild. Amongst several lots of Chinese silver in the sale is a Five-Piece Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service, retailed by Nanking Store, Shanghai in the first quarter of the 20th century, each piece chased with dragons and with handles cast in the shape of bamboo. Further highlights include a Victorian Silver Tea Tray by Stephen Smith and William Nicholson, London, 1853 decorated with the coat-of-arms of the Holdsworth family, and a Pair of William III Silver Tazze by Joseph Sheene, London, 1698.
Lot 2193 - A Pair of Emerald and Diamond Cluster Earrings...
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2194 - An Emerald and Diamond Cluster Ring the round...
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2195 - An 18 Carat Gold Diamond Solitaire Ring the...
Sold for £2,400
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2196 - A Diamond Three Stone Ring the round brilliant...
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2197 - An 18 Carat Gold Diamond Three Stone Ring the...
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2199 - An Emerald, Cultured Pearl and Diamond Brooch,...
Sold for £3,600
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 2200 - An Emerald and Diamond Five Stone Ring three...
Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2201 - A Diamond Cluster Ring the round brilliant cut...
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 2202 - A Diamond and Cultured Pearl Pendant on Chain...
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2204 - A Pair of Emerald, Diamond and Grey Cultured...
Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,000
Lot 2205 - An Emerald and Diamond Brooch the spray form...
Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 2207 - An 18 Carat White Gold Diamond Three Stone...
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 2208 - An Emerald and Diamond Cluster Ring the oval...
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2209 - A Diamond Solitaire Ring the round brilliant...
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2211 - A Diamond Bracelet three rows of princess cut...
Sold for £2,100
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2214 - A Platinum Diamond Pendant on Chain, by Hirsh...
Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 2215 - A Diamond Solitaire Ring the old cut diamond...
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 2217 - A Diamond Eternity Ring the seventeen old cut...
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2218 - A Pair of Diamond Solitaire Earrings the round...
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2221 - A Diamond Bracelet a yellow double row flat...
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2222 - An 18 Carat White Gold Aquamarine and Diamond...
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 2223 - An Emerald and Diamond Necklace, Bracelet and...
Sold for £5,000
Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000
Lot 2226 - A Diamond Solitaire Ring the old cut diamond...
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2227 - A Diamond Ring a row of graduated baguette cut...
Sold for £750
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2228 - An Emerald and Diamond Three Stone Ring the...
Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 2229 - A Diamond Solitaire Ring the round brilliant...
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2230 - An 18 Carat White Gold Diamond Three Stone...
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2231 - A Diamond Two Stone Twist Ring the old cut...
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 2232 - An Enamel and Diamond Necklace, Bracelet and...
Sold for £6,500
Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000
Lot 2233 - An 18 Carat Gold Sapphire and Diamond Three...
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2234 - An 18 Carat Gold Diamond Three Stone Ring the...
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2238 - A Diamond Five Stone Ring the graduated old...
Sold for £2,400
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2239 - A Sapphire and Diamond Five Stone Ring three...
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2241 - An 18 Carat Rose Gold Roman 'Monete' Ring, by...
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 2243 - A Pair of Platinum Diamond Solitaire Earrings,...
Sold for £950
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2245 - A Tanzanite and Diamond Ring the trilliant cut...
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 2246 - An Alexandrite and Diamond Pendant the cross...
Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 2251 - A Tourmaline and Diamond Ring the cushion cut...
Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Lot 2253 - An 18 Carat Gold Diamond Line Bracelet the...
Sold for £5,000
Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000
Lot 2255 - A Diamond Solitaire Ring the round brilliant...
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Lot 2256 - An 18 Carat White Gold Emerald and Diamond...
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2259 - A Diamond Solitaire Ring the fancy shield cut...
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2261 - A Diamond Two Stone Twist Ring the old cut...
Sold for £12,000
Estimated at £10,000 - £15,000
Lot 2262 - An Early 20th Century Aquamarine and Diamond...
Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 2263 - A Pair of Cultured South Sea Pearl and Diamond...
Sold for £5,900
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,000
Lot 2264 - A Diamond and Cultured Pearl Pendant on Chain...
Sold for £950
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2265 - A Pair of Cultured Pearl and Diamond Drop...
Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2266 - An Aquamarine Ring the emerald-cut aquamarine...
Sold for £850
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2267 - A Pair of Pink Sapphire and Diamond Earrings...
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 2271 - A Platinum Pink Sapphire and Diamond Ring, by...
Sold for £4,600
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 2273 - An 18 Carat White Gold Sapphire and Diamond...
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 2275 - A Sapphire and Diamond Pendant on Chain the...
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 2276 - An 18 Carat White Gold Sapphire and Diamond...
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2277 - A Pair of Diamond Drop Earrings/Clips the...
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 2278 - A Pair of Art Deco Diamond Spray Earrings the...
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2280 - An 18 Carat White Gold Diamond Five Stone Ring...
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 2281 - A Diamond Solitaire Ring the round brilliant...
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2282 - A Pair of 18 Carat Gold Tanzanite and Diamond...
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2284 - A Diamond Brooch the openwork geometric plaque...
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2285 - An 18 Carat White Gold Sapphire and Diamond...
Sold for £6,000
Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000
Lot 2288 - A Diamond Cluster Ring the central raised old...
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2289 - An Art Deco Style Sapphire and Diamond Cluster...
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £3,500 - £4,000