Strauss & co - 22 November 2010, Cape Town

37 41 Emerald, diamond and garnet dress ring, Abe Pass, 1983 abstract rectangular tablet design embellished with emerald-cut emeralds and garnets of various sizes, seven collet-set round brilliant-cut and old-cut diamonds, size T, signed Pass, small stone deficient R14 000 – 18 000 PROVENANCE Marjorie Reynolds and thence by descent to the current owner The following two lots were designed as rings for the index finger. Majorie Reynolds worked in collaboration with the jewellers, Abe Pass and Uwe Koetter. Mrs Reynolds supplied the jewellers with the stones and gold, and with her heightened theatrical style, gave them the freedom to design these confections of glamour, which reflected her individualistic personality. 40 Emerald and diamond ring, Uwe Koetter, 1982 of bombé design composed of textured cubes embellished with rectangular emerald-cut and eight-cut emeralds and six old-cut diamonds, size U, signed with maker’s marks R15 000 – 20 000 PROVENANCE Marjorie Reynolds and thence by descent to the current owner 40 41