Lot 294
294
A RARE FANCY INTENSE YELLOW AND YELLOW DIAMOND AND GOLD RING, DESIGNED BY LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY FOR TIFFANY & CO.
A RARE FANCY INTENSE YELLOW AND YELLOW DIAMOND AND GOLD RING, DESIGNED BY LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY FOR TIFFANY & CO.

Details
A RARE FANCY INTENSE YELLOW AND YELLOW DIAMOND AND GOLD RING, DESIGNED BY LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY FOR TIFFANY & CO.
of navette outline, set with three marquise-cut yellow diamonds and a marquise-cut fancy intense yellow diamond weighing approximately 1.38 cts., within a gold wire and beadwork scroll mount, circa 1915-1920
signed Tiffany & Co.
with certificate 10389363 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the 1.38 cts. colored diamond is fancy intense yellow, natural color.
Provenance
Former Masachusetts Governor Alvan Tufts Fuller and his wife, Viola Davenport
By descent in the family

Lot Essay

Governor Fuller served in office from 1925 to 1929. Prior to his gubernatorial term, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1914-1916) and was Lieutenant Governor (1916-1920) of the state. Inspired by the development of the "horseless carriage", Governor Fuller became a pioneer in the automotive industry. Additionally, he was a patron of the arts and assembled a collection that included works by artists such as Rembrandt, Renoir, Monet, Degas and Gainsborough. This ring and the following agate ring (lot 295) have remained in the family until now.