Citrine And Diamond Dress Ring, Sterlé, 1950s

Set with oval and circular-cut citrines of various sizes and tints to a central crescent motif highlighted with circular- and single-cut diamonds, size L, signed Sterlé and numbered, French assay marks. Estimate 3,000—4,000 GBP

NOTE: Cf: Viviane Jutheau, Sterlé, Éditions Vecteurs, Paris, 1990, for an illustration of a very similar ring together with a necklace set with citrines owned by a French actress Claude Nollier and appeared in Vogue in 1953.

Sotheby's. Fine Jewels. 19 Mar 09. London www.sothebys.com photo courtesy Sotheby's