Cornish Tin Brings British Glint To Sapphire Ring
To mark 10 years of Her Majesty the Queen’s reign, this sapphire ring has been accented with a most unusual element for fine jewellery – tin. The traditional gift of 10th anniversaries, the tin used in this design was sourced from the mines of Cornwall, as a nod to British industry.
This is the first time Pragnell has ever worked with tin, but, as our workshop soon discovered, the working properties of the metal are similar to silver. As such, it is an ideal material to create a rub-over setting. The handcrafted tin surrounds a beautiful 2.99ct cushion-cut unheated Burmese sapphire that has been repurposed from a piece of antique jewellery. On either side of the sapphire are blankets of snow-set diamonds, secured in a band of recycled 18ct yellow gold. The design of this ring was inspired by a sketch found in the archives of Philip Antrobus, the jeweller that created the Queen’s engagement ring and which is owned by sixth-generation British family jeweller Pragnell.
Unheated Burma Oval Cut Sapphire Masterpiece Ring, 2.99 CT. Rubover Set in Cornish Tin with Snow set Diamond Pave shoulders set in Platinum leading to an 18ct Yellow Gold band
Each piece in Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Collection will be engraved ‘one of seven’ and sold with a new drawing, hand-painted by Pragnell artisans, will tour our stores in London’s Mayfair, Stratford-upon-Avon and Leicester in May, ahead of the official Platinum Jubilee celebrations in early June.
• Principal Stone – Sapphire
• Principle Stone weight – 2.99ct
• Material – 18YG, Platinum and Cornish Tin
• Stone Origin – Burma
• £48,000
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