Description:
Tanzanite and Diamond "Crisscross" Ring, Attributed to Donald Claflin, Tiffany & Co., set with an oval-cut tanzanite measuring approx. 14.90 x 11.50 x 7.80 mm, in an 18kt gold and platinum mount with full-cut diamonds, size 6, signed.
Note: Tiffany & Co. was the first major firm to strongly promote tanzanite jewelry in 1968. Donald Claflin, working at Tiffany at the time, was one of the first in the United States to design jewelry featuring tanzanite.
Estimate $10,000-12,000
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Keywords
Tiffany & Co., Donald Claflin, United StatesKaitlin Shinnick
Director, Jewelry
617-874-4313
John Colasacco
Deputy Director, Jewelry
617-874-4313
Gloria Lieberman
Director Emerita
617-350-5400
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