Little vintage sapphire&diamond cluster toi&moi

[MaisOuiMadame]

Hi PSers!
Went to a a high end auction last week-end just to gaze at the exquisite pieces.
This caught my eye and I tried it and BAM... LOVE
It looked kind of blah on the catalogue, but on the hand it shows that someone knew what they where doing. The two elements are curved juuuuust the right way to sit gracefully at exactly the right spot on the finger.

I had an itch for a splash of blue, I've been looking at swoopy toi & moi designs and flowery clusters. This one has elements of each rolled into one without being a hot mess. .. Since it was an auction they only guarantee that it's 18 k wg, natural sapphire and diamonds, but no specs. Since I got it for the design and all stones are eye clean to me, I'm totally OK with this. ETA:EXCUSE the horrible pics, please and the lint. I am just a horrible photographer

 

[MissGotRocks]

Very interesting and unique design! The stones look good and I love the contrast between the white diamonds and blue sapphire!

 

[Gussie]

This is very unique and beautiful! Love it!

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

Very interesting and unique design! The stones look good and I love the contrast between the white diamonds and blue sapphire!

thank you missgotrocks! The diamonds are definitely colorless and loupe clean... I'd say early mrb and the sapphire has some colour zoning (darker on the top), but is sooo close to my ideal colour. I've been enjoying the little fire cracker immensely..

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

Thanks ceg! It's funny how minute details make this so flattering on the hand ... It doesn't photograph well, though.. But partly because of this there was less competition in the auction.

 

[missy]

Lovely! The white and the blue together is

 

[Ally T]

How unusual! I can see how it would look a bit meh on paper, but it really works in real life!

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

Thank you @missy

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

How unusual! I can see how it would look a bit meh on paper, but it really works in real life!

Thanks Alex, I was lucky to be at the right auction at the right time

 

[tyty333]

What a sweet and fun vintage ring! Love the blue with the white stones. Really pops!

 

[CravingDiamonds]

This is gorgeous.

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

Thank you @tyty333 and @CravingDiamonds!!

 

[pokerface]

I would have an expert look at the sapphire to determine if it's a synthetic, especially since you said the auction guaranteed a natural sapphire. Hope you got a good price either way!

 

[YadaYadaYada]

What a cool ring! This diamonds look really good too, I know they can't guarantee specs but from the pics they look great. Love all the little prongs too.

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

Thanks, @StephanieLynn!!
Good point, @pokerface. The auctioneers here are legally bound to their minimum assessment. Which I have in writing. Their gemmologist is independent. It says natural and heated.

 

[kgizo]

Very cool design!! Great find!!

 

[motownmama]

Gorgeous color blue!!

 

[westjenn]

Looooove that sapphire! Great color and so unique.

 

[caolsen]

Hi PSers!
Went to a a high end auction last week-end just to gaze at the exquisite pieces.
This caught my eye and I tried it and BAM... LOVE
It looked kind of blah on the catalogue, but on the hand it shows that someone knew what they where doing. The two elements are curved juuuuust the right way to sit gracefully at exactly the right spot on the finger.

I had an itch for a splash of blue, I've been looking at swoopy toi & moi designs and flowery clusters. This one has elements of each rolled into one without being a hot mess. .. Since it was an auction they only guarantee that it's 18 k wg, natural sapphire and diamonds, but no specs. Since I got it for the design and all stones are eye clean to me, I'm totally OK with this. ETA:EXCUSE the horrible pics, please and the lint. I am just a horrible photographer

Very pretty stone, great shade of blue. Love the auction, vintage shop finds!

 

[MamaBee]

The sapphire is a beautiful color..and the diamonds are so pretty together! Great find!

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

Thank you @kgizo , @motownmama, @caolsen, and @westjenn and @Mamabean ! I keep staring at the delicate (I assume hand forged) "flower stems" and the tilt on both elements. There's a reason why jewelry design is an art and smallest details count.

 

[pokerface]

Not all gemologists are created equal. I highly recommend moving this thread to "colored stones" and getting a recommendation for a gemologist who can verify if the stone is natural or synthetic. The cleanness of the stone makes me suspect that it may be synthetic, or high heat.

Thanks, @StephanieLynn!!
Good point, @pokerface. The auctioneers here are legally bound to their minimum assessment. Which I have in writing. Their gemmologist is independent. It says natural and heated.

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

Not all gemologists are created equal. I highly recommend moving this thread to "colored stones" and getting a recommendation for a gemologist who can verify if the stone is natural or synthetic. The cleanness of the stone makes me suspect that it may be synthetic, or high heat.

Thank you @pokerface. You're absolutely right if the colored stone is the main concern. But I'm OK with heat, as I said this was bought mainly for the design and colour. I'm not in the US, so I'd only be taking it to a local gemmologist (again) or eventually one in a different European country (have a contact in Idar Oberstein) for export fees and high shipping costs . The auctioneers here have a special status : "commissaire priseur". Appointed by the authorities. If they grossly misrepresented the goods (aka synthetic) , they'd be in BIG trouble. Price was OK. It was only a smidge more than my last custom setting (cad /cast with DK). So I consider the three colorless loupe clean diamonds and the sapphire free, if that makes sense. The appraisal or even lab report would be roughly another 300-400€ inkl insured shipping both ways etc, so I won't bother this time. Just wanted to clarify and stress for any lurkers that in any other case I'm a strong advocate for double checking all this!

 

[whitewave]

Oh, I love it!!!

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

Oh, I love it!!!

Thank you !

 

[pokerface]

A local gemologist should be able to tell the difference between a natural and synthetic sapphire for much less than the cost of a full report. Even if their gemologist is supposedly independent, he/she might be not be particularly reputable. I would take it to someone you trust for a quick look, just for peace of mind.