Sweet jewelry...

This must be one of the most elegant rings we have ever had. It combines the graceful finesse of the Edwardian style with the very geometrical forms of Art Deco. This mixture of styles is not surprising, as both Edwardian and Art Deco are contemporaneous.

The centre is set with a high-domed cabochon cut natural sapphire. Such sapphires are called "pain du sucre," which is French for sugar loaf. A sugar loaf, a tall, gently-tapering cylinder with a conical top, was the traditional form in which refined sugar was exported from the Caribbean and eastern Brazil from the 17th to 19th centuries.

A sweet piece of jewellery indeed.

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