Sale 8496
New York, Park Avenue
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23 - 24 October 1996
Price realised
USD 101,500
Estimate
AN ATTRACTIVE ANTIQUE SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING, BY TIFFANY Set with a cushion-cut sapphire weighing approximately 7.44 cts., within an old mine-cut diamond, platinum and gold mount (shank has been replaced), circa 1885 Signed by Tiffany (partially obliterated) With certificate CS 30153 from the American Gemological Laboratories stating that the sapphire is of Kashmir origin, with no gemological evidence of heat induced appearance modification present
Provenance
Provenance: This ring once belonged to Fannie Josephine Chaffee Grant Jr. who was married to the son of Ulysses S. Grant. The ring has been passed down from generation to generation until this time.
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