Yellow Sapphire and Diamond Ring, Stephen Webster

Unique Elements
This major cocktail ring is all about the giant cushion cut yellow sapphire, set with diamond pavéwork so fine that this ring is an easy pairing with all of the Art Deco diamond bracelets in our collection for a night out.

Sapphire Blue sapphire is a variety of corundum, a mineral species that also includes ruby. Sapphires can be blue, violet, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, multicolored as well as color change, most often going from blue to purple, as well as gray, black, or brown. Blue sapphire can have both green and violet undertones, as well as the more desirable pure blue. Trace elements of iron or titanium cause sapphire’s blue color, with iron resulting in an inky, darker tone than the often vivid blue resulting from titanium. When jewelers refer to sapphire without specifying color, this refers to blue sapphire. Sapphire is the September birthstone and the stone of the 5th and 45th wedding anniversaries.

Cushion Cut The cushion cut, which can be both a modern or “old mine” cut is a square or rectangular diamond with softly rounded corners, like a cushion. Most colored gems as well as diamonds were cushion cut in the 19th century, and it is one of the best diamond cuts for retaining natural color, which is why it remains popular for colored stones to this day. The old mine cut has 58 facets where a modern cushion cut typically has 64 facets.

Full Cut Full cut diamonds: A round brilliant cut diamond can also be called a full cut diamond if it features the cutting standard of 57 or 58 facets.

Pavé Set The technique of pavé (“pa-vay,”) setting involves setting small diamonds closely together with as little visible prongs or metal holding the stones, giving the impression of seamless sparkle. Pavé setting dates back to the 1700s with increased popularity in the 1900s through the present.

White Gold White Gold use in jewelry is first associated with Art Deco, as yellow gold was out of fashion and it is an alternative to platinum, which had become increasingly more expensive after 1915. 18K gold is softer than platinum but has more than enough strength for everyday wear in fine jewelry, particularly in earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Stephen Webster Founding his house in 1989, Stephen Webster is a bit of a rock star himself, creating whimsical pieces for celebrities including Madonna, Elizabeth Taylor and Kate Moss. His ‘Lady Stardust’ collection references David Bowie, his legendary alter ego Ziggy Stardust and the famous lightning bolt motif. Past collections have drawn from the Seven Deadly Sins and Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries. Webster often fuses clear quartz with other materials in doublets, creating depth and phenomenon.