Antique Alliance Ring With Burma Ruby & Diamonds In Rose Gold, Frankfurt Am Main, Dated 1908

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Antique Alliance Ring With Burma Ruby & Diamonds In Rose Gold, Frankfurt Am Main, Dated 1908

€ 2,980.00 ^*

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Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

This ring, which we discovered in the south of France, tells the romantic story of an unlikely connection. The ring itself has a very classic design. The wide rose gold ring band widens slightly towards the front. Three gemstones are set here: two old European cut diamonds, together weighing around 0.25 ct, and a ruby in a high cabochon cut. It is an intensely red ruby from Burma, untreated, i.e. not heated, and therefore of particularly good quality. Burma, today's Myanmar, is the classic origin of the best rubies. The colour of the ruby, its bright red, also sets the tone of the ring: For the ring was a gift of love, perhaps an engagement ring. The remains of an engraving can be discovered inside: "26 [...]bre 1908" can be read here. Unfortunately, the name of the month was cut off during an earlier adjustment of the ring width. But even so, it is clear that the ring was given as a gift in France in 1908. However, the ring was made in Germany and bears a German hallmark and the company logo of the court jeweller Robert Koch from Frankfurt am Main. However, as there is no French hallmark, which is absolutely necessary for sale in France, it is very likely that the ring was purchased in what was then the German Empire and then given as a gift in France. This was not a matter of course at the beginning of the 20th century, when Germany and France were still suspicious of each other as so-called "hereditary enemies". And yet there was obviously a loving couple who did not care about the borders between them.

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Rings with stones that are set in a row are also known as alliance rings. They convey an idea of love for a person: the three gemstones stand for a shared temporality. The gemstones symbolically represent and unite the past, present and future in one piece of jewellery. The focus of this ring is on the largest stone, the emerald, which stands for the present and thus reminds us to use and enjoy the present moments. The ring thus becomes a "Carpe Diem!" in jewel form.

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€ 2,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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