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Antoinette Corbishley
9th June 2010 13:16

Recent Commissions

 

Hi All

I thought I would share with you a couple of commission projects that I have enjoyed working on recently, and which had quite specific briefs.

Firstly this wonderfully dramatic ring,

White gold and sapphire engagement ring

This 9ct white gold, blue sapphire and diamond multi stone ring was commissioned by Tora and Martin. Tora wanted something which had an antique feel about it, but that was different and had to be a real statement piece.

Tora and Martin's brief to me when we sat down in our appointment was that the ring had to incorporate blue sapphires and diamonds, it was to have an antique reference but had to be different - more than just a classic straight band with a central stone, it needed to be big and have a chunky feel, as well as allow a straight wedding ring to sit underneath it without needing fitting.

First, the all important blue sapphire became the central focus - an oval cut 5.1x4.1mm 0.57ct blue sapphire was chosen to make a strong shape and colour statement in the centre of the ring. The sapphire has been set in an end only setting to allow more of the stone to be seen and allow light to pass through it and lift the colour even more. The sapphire's setting has been lifted so it sits on top of the shank allowing room for a future wedding and to slide underneath.

Then to add some drama and change the ring into more of a statement piece, smaller round brilliant cut H SI diamonds radiate out on short bars from the oval sapphire. Two 2.5mm brilliant cut diamonds set above and below the sapphire (at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock), and four 2mm diamonds fill the space around the sides. By choosing double four claw settings to hold the surrounding diamonds gives the ring that echo back to a more antique style and a little more fine detail.

The combination of the diamonds emanating from the central sapphire creates a large spread along the finger measuring 14.5mm from end to end giving Tora the chunky feel but at the same time keeping the look of the ring open and not overly thick.

Lastly to finish off the ring and balance out design and colour, a brilliant cut 1.2mm blue sapphire has been invisibly set directly into each shoulder of the shank, giving Tora and Martin the statement piece they wanted.

Another design project I really enjoyed working on and one that is a contrast to Tora and Martin's ring, was the eternity ring I designed for Tony and Jean.

Platinum and diamond eternity ring

Tony arranged a commission appointment as a surprise for Jean on her birthday to discuss the making on an eternity ring to mark the occasion.

Jean and Tony loved the idea of representing their children in the design somehow. First Jean thought about using all the Children's birthstones, which are Amber, Peridot and Aquamarine – but as the amber is very soft and would be a cabochon cut which wouldn't fit flush with the band, and the peridot is also soft-ish we decided it wouldn't be practical to use them.

So as an alternative it was decided that three brilliant cut E/D VS diamonds, two 2mm and one 1.5mm would be set within three symbols. The grain shape symbols representing the children - a sun, a heart and a star with the children's names Tom, Amy and Sam engraved in between each symbol on the outside of the 4mm wide ring.

I thought this was a lovely way of making a very meaningful and personal ring as well as one that is also discreet and practical.

I hope you have liked reading about how two very different rings began.

Antoinette

Antoinette Corbishley
 

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