Victorian Sapphire & Diamond Navette Ring

Available from Isadora's Antique Jewlery when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Dating to circa 1870, this Victorian navette ring is crafted in 18KT gold and features a graduated row of five natural round mixed-cut sapphires totaling .68 carats. Their saturated blue color runs through the length of the ring, framed by sixteen old European-cut diamonds totaling 1.28 carats. The old European-cut diamonds are especially effective. Their broader, less uniform flashes of light create a lively frame around the sapphires rather than a perfectly even halo, giving the ring the unmis