Art Deco White Gold Ring with 0.80 ct Old European Cut Diamond, c. 1925

A Piece of Eternity

Art Deco White Gold Ring with 0.80 ct Old European Cut Diamond, c. 1925

€ 1,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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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!

The shape of the diamond as we know it today is the result of a long history of patience, ambition and technical mastery. For many centuries, the diamond remained an almost unconquerable opponent for cutters. Its extraordinary hardness allowed little more than rough shaping, and the light remained trapped inside the stone. It was not until the 17th and 18th centuries that the first faceted cuts began to unlock the secret of its fire. Over the course of the 19th century, diamond cutters came closer and closer to the ideal shape, in which the light refracts inside the stone and returns in a thousand reflections. In 1919, Marcel Tolkowsky then calculated the perfect proportions of the modern brilliant-cut diamond, that mathematical balance of brilliance and depth that reflects the light perfectly. These old diamonds are small characters. Their proportions do not follow a fixed pattern, but reflect the decision of a person who was weighing up between light and matter, between brilliance and substance. Each old cut is therefore unique and cannot be measured by the clear standards of today. Its value lies in the impression it leaves behind - in the fire it ignites when it catches the light. The diamond in this ring possesses precisely this mysterious glow. Weighing 0.85 carats, it sparkles in a softly tinted white and shows a natural inclusion on the side, which identifies it as a naturally grown stone. Its white gold setting dates from around 1925 and bears the elegant, slightly expressive shape of the era. Six small rose cut diamonds adorn the shoulders of the ring, their fine sparkle playing off the bright fire of the center stone, and delicate engravings also adorn the sides of the pieces of jewellery. This beautiful ring came to us from the Saarland.

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A Piece of Eternity

€ 1,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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