Wooden Barrel "From The Decking Of The Mauretania" lavender The cushion cut sapphire is

The cushion cut sapphire is framed by an old mine cut diamond border

worn for events like the annual opening of parliament)

It's lovely quality

Scottish hallmarks for 18k gold

Wooden Barrel "From The Decking Of The Mauretania" lavender The cushion cut sapphire isDATE: Art Deco, c. 1935 A wooden barrel paperweight desk inkwell ornament carved "from the decking of the Mauretania, The Old Lady of the Atlantic". The RMS Mauritania (1906 1935) was an ocean liner built for the Cunard Line, capturing the Blue Riband on the return leg of her maiden voyage in 1907. She was built during the golden age of Atlantic seafaring, a time when Cunard and the White Star line were continuously trying to outdo each other by