AN 18K GOLD AND SINGLE-STONE SAPPHIRE RING | Christie's

Sale 2298

Jewellery and Watches

Amsterdam

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22 May 1996

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Lot 114

AN 18K GOLD AND SINGLE-STONE SAPPHIRE RING

Price realised

NLG 2,070

Estimate

NLG 1,600 - NLG 2,000

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AN 18K GOLD AND SINGLE-STONE SAPPHIRE RING

The central oval-shaped sapphire flanked by tapered diamond-set shoulders to the plain hoop
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