拍品 373
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A PEARL, MOONSTONE AND DIAMOND RING, BY JAR
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A PEARL, MOONSTONE AND DIAMOND RING, BY JAR

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A PEARL, MOONSTONE AND DIAMOND RING, BY JAR
The button-shaped pearl, measuring approximately 12.8-12.6 mm, bordered with a carved moonstone crescent to the pavé-set diamond shooting star shoulders and hoop, the reverse engraved The moon, like to a silver bow New - bent in heaven, ring size 2¾, with French assay mark for platinum
Please note that the pearl has not been tested for natural origin

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'The moon, like to a silver bow
New - bent in heaven'

The engraved text is taken from Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream, Act I, Scene I. Speaking of her approaching wedding day, Hippolyta is associating the moon with love and marriage.