A ring of exceptional design and set with an equally unrivaled gemstone, this hails from circa 1900.

A natural, unheated, no-heat deep purple sapphires shift color to a bluer violet hue depending on the type of light. The strongest variations in color result from transitioning from incandescent light to daylight. Oval and faceted, estimated by measurements it is 1.64 carats in weight.

The dragonfly proved a favored motif for the Art Nouveau period. Lalique, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and many others followed their lead and utilized this seemingly ethereal winged creature as inspiration.

Two dragonflies have come to rest on the under gallery east and west.

Eight old European cut diamonds are nestled among tiny platinum flowers. Their total weight is .64 carats, color G-H, clarity SI1-3.

Platinum continues down the shank with petite raised sections serving as decorative design elements.

Accompanied by a GIA (Gemological Institute of America) certificate 5172304275 for the gemstone stating that it is a natural, untreated, unheated color change sapphire.