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Lot 22

DAVID WEBB: SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND-SET CHIMERA RING

London Jewels

7 December 2023, 11:00 GMT

London, New Bond Street

£9,000 - £11,000

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DAVID WEBB: SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND-SET CHIMERA RING

With sapphire cabochon eyes, marquise-cut diamond tail, body decorated with collet-set brilliant-cut diamonds, of hammered finish, signed Webb, diamonds approximately 1.40 carats total, ring size M½ (sizing spring)

Footnotes

The first of David Webb's animal designs appeared in 1957, with Elizabeth Taylor famously buying his 'Dragon' bracelet. The immediate success of the piece lead to the release of further animal themed jewels, including a Zebra bracelet designed in 1963. Throughout the decades, Webb continued to delight with his menagerie of bejewelled animal interpretations, both figurative and mythical, and his 'Kingdom' collection is still in production today.

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