The Antwerp Hoop

Look closely and the band gives itself away as Belle Époque: sapphires, carrying a soft royal blue that seems to come from inside, held by fine millegrain. The work is so even you would swear a machine did it, though none then could. A dealer we trust brought it down from a Viennese collection, kept in a bank drawer far longer than it was ever worn. Pieces like this do not come apart; they were built to be handed on.