AGL, 2019, report no. 1100347: Ceylon, no gemological evidence of heat or clarity enhancement.

Provenance: By repute, Nizams of Hyderabad

Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 283, no. 212
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p. 297, no. 206
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p. 313, no. 210

Note: Made in yellow gold with a stylized open-work floral motif, this ring was likely produced by a leading jeweler in Hyderabad. The prong-setting of the sapphire is a highly westernized element.