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Antique Half-Hoop Ring with Diamond Roses in Gold and Silver, c. 1810


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Antique Half-Hoop Ring with Diamond Roses in Gold and Silver, c. 1810
Antique Half-Hoop Ring with Diamond Roses in Gold and Silver, c. 1810
Description
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One of the oldest diamond cuts is the rose cut. Known since the 16th century but rarely used today, the rose shows triangular facets that give the diamond a very special, typical brilliance. Diamond roses have a warm, subtle glow that is particularly beautiful in candlelight - the cut dates back to a time long before the invention of electricity. Five such rose cut diamonds are arranged in this ring in prong-set silver settings. Foiling gives them their typical dark shine. The simple rose gold ring band was probably renewed once in the later 19th century. With its minimalist design, the ring fits in with the fashion for classicism. The Élégantes of the early 19th century countered the exuberant diamond pomp of the 18th century with subtle restraint, in keeping with Winckelmann's motto "Luxurious simplicity and quiet grandeur". A ring like this would perhaps have been worn by its first wearer with a white, almost translucent muslin dress à la Greque, in antique-like simplicity. We discovered the ring in Paris. Comparative pieces can be found in Ginny Reddington Dawes/Olivia Collings: Georgian Jewellery 1714-1830, Woodbridge 2007, p. 135.
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Antique Half-Hoop Ring with Diamond Roses in Gold and Silver, c. 1810
Ring a Ring o' Roses
€ 1,190.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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