Lot description
Set with a cushion-shaped ruby weighing approximately 5.07 carats, within surrounds of epaulette- and marquise-shaped diamonds, to the marquise-shaped diamond shank, mounted in 18 karat white gold, size 6½. Accompanied by SSEF report no. 129556, dated 30 May 2023, stating that the ruby is of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating, the colour of this ruby may also be called 'pigeon blood red'. Further accompanied by SSEF Appendix stating that "The described ruby exhibits a remarkable size and weight of 5.079 ct...Its vivid and saturated red colour, poetically referred to as 'pigeon blood' red, is due to a combination of well-balanced trace elements, which are typical and characteristic of the finest rubies from Burma."
