Antique Gold Ring with Coral Cameo of Goddess Flora, c. 1910

Spring Blossoms

Antique Gold Ring with Coral Cameo of Goddess Flora, c. 1910

€ 980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

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Now the beautiful spring is beginning and everything is starting to bloom again - this antique ring is wonderfully suited to this special time of year. It features a wonderful cameo of the goddess Flora, who was the goddess of spring and flowers in classical antiquity. Gemstone jewelry was particularly popular in the second half of the 19th century and remained so until the early 20th century. Almost every lady owned carved works, mainly depicting mythological motifs from antiquity. People loved the great figures of history, and so many philosophers and emperors, but also goddesses and gods can be found on the rings and brooches of this generation. Our ring also belongs in this environment and features such a cameo made from finely cut Mediterranean coral. The region around the Gulf of Naples in particular specialized in the art of cameo cutting and produced a large number of beautiful cameos and cameos that were exported worldwide. Our flora was most probably also created at the foot of Mount Vesuvius and impresses with the great craftsmanship with which the detailed and sculptural cutting was carried out. The goddess is depicted in profile; we can recognize her by the characteristic flower ornament in her hair. An elaborately openworked gold setting frames the oval coral cut, and a delicate rail makes it wearable as a ring. It is the elegant ornamentation of the setting that helps us to date the ring: It was created in the early years shortly after 1900.

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Spring Blossoms

€ 980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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