Teal Sapphire Bespoke Engagement Ring

Bespoke Engagement Ring

A Teal Universe

A Teal Universe

Made for Kenneth and Lynn, Chicago, USA.

The story

Kenneth and Lynn are a young couple from Chicago who love art and literature, and Tolkien above all. Kenneth wanted an engagement ring inspired by that world, but made as real high jewelry: timeless, personal, nothing like a costume piece.

At a glance

Metal

18K white gold

Centre stone

Round brilliant teal sapphire · 1.47 ct

Diamond

None

Accent stones

25 round teal sapphires, in pavé

Time to make

About 4 months

Budget

€10–11K

Teal Sapphire Bespoke Engagement Ring

The signature detail

Why teal

The colour comes from the leaf brooches the Fellowship receive in Lothlórien. We kept the reference in the stone, not the shape, so it reads as a ring first. A natural, unheated 1.47 ct teal sapphire sits at the centre, with 25 smaller teal sapphires running down a split shank: two paths meeting in one stone. Later, the wedding bands picked up the same green.

How it came together

Tolkien was there from the first email

5

video calls, plus regular updates

4

months of work together

USA

From Italy to Chicago

01

First call

Kenneth mentioned Tolkien in his very first enquiry. We clicked straight away, and the work was easy from there.

02

Into the books

Yulia re-read the books, watched the films and went deep into Tolkien’s life.

03

Many versions

Some designs were more explicit than others. We settled on one that kept the Lothlórien green and lost the costume.

04

Making

Handmade in 18K white gold in Florence, with 25 teal sapphires set by hand along the split shank.

05

Wedding bands

After the proposal, they came back for matching bands in green enamel, inspired by the buckle on Legolas’s quiver strap.

Big question was popped yesterday! She loves it! Thank you so much again!

Kenneth, Chicago

The piece

The Teal Universe Ring

Wedding Bands in white gold and green enamel

For the technically minded

Split shank in 18K white gold, set with a continuous pavé of 25 round teal sapphires (2.2 mm). A natural, unheated 1.47 ct round teal sapphire at the centre, held in an eagle-claw setting.

What a piece like this costs

€10–11K

The stone setting drove the price: 25 teal sapphires set by hand along the split shank, around a natural, unheated centre stone.

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