Velvet Blue Ceylon Star Sapphire

                                                                                   Here, for was first time I used the ‘modern in old’ techniques of Micro-Chasing and Micro-Burnishing on a ring. Along with my traditional use of Engraving work in rings .Made with some 40 natural [untreated] Fancy-Colour and Colourless Diamonds.     From 2008
*The star is only visible in one photo [taken with a Flash] the rest of this presentation set, was shot in diffused light.

The Kundalini Serpents and the Tree of Life

                                                                                                                          These symbols were made in engraved relief on the sides of the ring. Diamonds represents the Chakras that are arranged according to traditions, on the rising path of the Kundalini energy and through the ‘levels’ on the Tree of Life.
Blue-Gray Ceylon Star Sapphire, with Colourless and natural Pink-Brown diamonds in 19k yellow gold.

the Chakras corosponding lotus flowers are engraved on the inside.

Made in 2005, and later re-worked in 2007.

Om and a Star-of-David

                                                               Engraved on the sides of a Blue-Grey Star-Sapphire ring. Made in 20 and 18k Orange-Rose gold. With small Star Rubies and a few diamonds.
From 2005.

Pink Star

                          Ring made in an 18k Orange-Rose gold. With 7 small diamonds.

From 2004

A gold ring with platinum

                                                                Bezel setting for a lavender shade StarSapphire.
made with 750 ‘Orange- Rose’gold and 900 Iridium Platinum.
From 2004.

A violet

                     Star-Sapphire in 18 and 22k Rose gold and little Diamonds.
*The star is not visibale in these low resolution photos probably taken under defused light.
From 2000

A blue-Gray Ceylon

                                                 A lost ring…    It was made with a Star Sapphire and a pair of Diamonds in 20k yellow gold.    From the mid ‘1990s’.
* An early work [in my goldsmith “career”] It was, after some years, stolen in Goa.