alternating cushion cut rubies and old-cut diamonds, claw setting, between scrolled shoulders, mounted in gold, total ruby weight approxiamtely 1.10cts, total diamond weight approximately 0.80ct
Provenance:
From the estate of Edward Alfred Alexander Baldwin (1938 - 2021). Edward was the grandson of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, and the fourth Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. Stanley Baldwin was from an extraordinary family: Rudyard Kipling was his first cousin, Edward Burne-Jones and Edward Poynter were both uncles, his mother Louisa was a novelist, and her siblings included the famous Macdonald sisters. Edward Baldwin was committed to rehabilitating his grandfather's reputation and, being an only child, spent much of his life as sole custodian of these family objects.Width at centre 0.5cm / 3/16''
Central ruby approximately 5.10 x 4.50 x 2.10mmWeight: 3.5g
19th century three stone diamond ring, c.1890, set with graduated old brilliant cut diamonds, small single cut diamond accents in between, claw set to a scroll carved gallery and fluted shoulder, mounted in gold, inscribed 633, total diamond weight approximately 2.75cts (the central stone being approximately 1.30ct)
Emerald and diamond three stone ring, central cushion shaped emerald, approximately 2.20ct, with an old brilliant cut diamond either side, approximately total 2.25cts,