FRENCH WORK - 1945 IMPORTANT CASHMERE SAPPHIRE RING 8,76 CARATS The ring is set with a cushion sapphire in a claw shape, surrounded by brilliant-cut diamonds. The ring is set in platinum. Gross weight: 9.10 g. Finger size : 45 (with spring). Weight of the sapphire : 8,76 carats. SSEF report : Kashmir origin, no trace of heat treatment. GEM PARIS opinion : Kashmir origin, no trace of heat treatment. Preliminary examination LFG : Kashmir origin, without trace of heat treatment. A 8,76 sapphire, diamond and platinum ring, circa 1945. French assay marks. Gross weight: 9,10 gr. Ring size: 45 (spring insert). SSEF report: Kashmir, no indications of heating. GEM Paris preliminary report: Kashmir, not heated. LFG preliminary report: Kashmir, no indication of heat.

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