A South Indian sapphire ring, India, 18th century, the solid gold band engraved to shoulders with scale design and makara heads, the shank with a finely stippled design, the sapphire set in finely worked kundan technique with lobed edges and triangular prongs in each corner securing the stone in the raised square setting each side with linear design, weight 9.8 grams For similar rings see O. Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, New York, 1997, p. 261, figs. 607-608 and also P. Carvalho, Gems and Jewels of Mughal India, Jewelled and enamelled objects from the 16th to 20th centuries, Vol. XVIII, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, 2010, p. 178, no. 89 Please refer to department for condition report