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FORMALLY THE PROPERTY OF GENERAL NGUYEN-VAN-THIEU
This oval-cut ruby ring, lot 183, once belonged to General Nguyen Van Thieu, president of the former Republic of South Vietnam. Growing up as the son of a small landowner, he quickly aspired to politics during his youth and sought high positions in Vietnamese government. His ambition and skillful military career led to his appointment as president in 1967, where he remained until 1975. During his time in office and throughout the rest of his life, he was known to have always worn this ring, as illustrated in the feature cover of Time magazine dated 15 September 1967. The General considered this ring a prized possession and wore it until his death in 29 September 29, 2001.
A RUBY RING
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A RUBY RING
Centering upon a bezel-set oval-cut ruby, within a carved gold mount depicting a dragon, mounted in 18k gold, inscribed "Tong-Thong, Nguyen-Van-Thieu"
With report CS 37375 dated 14 October 2004 from the American Gemological Laboratories stating that based on available gemological information, it is the opinion of the Laboratory that the origin of this material would be classified as Thailand. No significant gemological evidence of high temperature appearance modification present
Centering upon a bezel-set oval-cut ruby, within a carved gold mount depicting a dragon, mounted in 18k gold, inscribed "Tong-Thong, Nguyen-Van-Thieu"
With report CS 37375 dated 14 October 2004 from the American Gemological Laboratories stating that based on available gemological information, it is the opinion of the Laboratory that the origin of this material would be classified as Thailand. No significant gemological evidence of high temperature appearance modification present