Strauss & co - 14 March 2016, Cape Town

42 Double-strand pearl, ruby and diamond necklace the pearls measuring approximately 8.70mm to 9.30mm, the openwork millegrain- and pavé-set diamond clasp centred by a collet-set ruby, the round brilliant-cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.40 carat, length approximately 455mm R10 000–15 000 43 Diamond and platinum ring the millegrain-set pierced frame collet-set to the centre with an old-cut diamond weighing approximately 0.80 carat, flanked by ten old-cut diamonds, size O½ R18 000–20 000 44 Pair of Edwardian ruby and diamond pendant earrings the drops set with alternating bands of square and round-cut rubies and millegrain-set old- and eight-cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.60 carats, to a diamond-shaped ruby link suspended from a diamond-centred flowerhead, later post and butterfly fittings, one ruby lacking, length approximately 28mm (2) R15 000–20 000 45 Diamond ring claw-set to the centre with a pear-shaped diamond weighing 0.9600 carat, flanked by a pair of trillion-cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.80 to 1.00 carat in total, size L R60 000–65 000 42 43 44 45 28