Vintage, 1980s yellow sapphire & diamond three-stone ring topaz

Vintage, 1980s yellow sapphire & diamond three-stone ring topazProvenance Original to c. 1980, this incredible flanked solitaire ring is set tot centre with an impressively large old cut natural yellow sapphire weighing over 8ct. It has a delicate dandelion yellow hue and remarkable clarity not a single eye visible inclusion, allowing you to look straight through it! Its been set in an 18ct yellow gold rub over setting which helps accentuate the golden tones and allows the sapphire to almost appear as though it

Leading one's eye up to the head of the ring are the tapered shoulders

made in the 1970s

Gently raised shoulders flow into a refined ridge detail

Caused by iron and titanium impurities

The largest diamond is set in the centre of the ring and the stones descend in size towards the shoulders of the ring

these motifs bring deep classical meaning and elegance to a piece

the gallery is formed by scrolling motifs and stylised acanthus leafs

The opals have an evenly distributed play-of-colour with the predominant iridescence colour being a bright orangey-pink with smaller flashes of green

Hallmarks: marked '18k' and 'PLAT' indicating 18ct yellow gold and platinum

Set with a 3ct marquise-cut light blue aquamarine

This sky-blue aquamarine is cut in the classic emerald cut

Garnet size: Length 6