"The moment I saw that sapphire, I thought Africa! And of course I was going to try and keep it that way and work a design around it. That sapphire was never going to have a classic cut once I laid eyes on it!
The sapphire itself is an African stone, which makes it all the more appropriate and fitting. Now it's one thing to be inspired to imagine and aim for a design, but it's also another to make it work. The idea remained the same, although the rest was all an evolution and a series of steps that led to the final piece."
"The ring was such a fun project. When plotting for the sapphire setting/collet I realised from the side view how much the map is leading me to something else, a very familiar shape..an elephant! So no, it was not originally in my wildest dreams that I could link both together in the same design, yet there it was!"
Marcel Salloum
Polished, custom cut Sapphire (natural unheated)
Carat Weight (approx): 2.82
1.0mm Round Brilliant Diamonds x 34
1.4mm Round Brilliant Diamonds x 4
Combined Diamond Carat Weight (approx): 0.21
F Colour and VS1 Clarity
Hallmarked in the United Kingdom as 18 Karat Yellow Gold with Platinum part mark and MS maker's mark.
