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Antique Gold Ring With 0.82 Ct Old Cut Solitaire, Julius Hügler, Vienna ca. 1930

€ 3,290.00 ^*

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Antique Gold Ring With 0.82 Ct Old Cut Solitaire, Julius Hügler, Vienna ca. 1930

Description

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Large diamonds were much rarer in the 19th century than they are today. Many deposits had not yet been discovered, and so the mines in the Indian Golkonda and the diamond fields in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais were the only sources of the precious stones, along with the diamond deposits of South Africa. It was only a few decades later that rich finds in the Urals, Canada and Australia were able to serve the large market for diamond jewelry, which led to a drop in prices. This is another reason why large, white and pure diamonds of the 19th century are special, because their value in their time and the associated rarity cannot be overestimated today. A weight of 0.82 carats with white color and beautiful clarity with only a few inclusions (si1) shows the diamond in this ring. The diamond has been cut by hand in the historic old cut and is probably two generations older than the gold ring, which we have to date after 1925 due to its hallmark. The precious stone is set in an airy, flower-like claw setting, which shows off the size and color of the slightly cushion-shaped stone to its best advantage. This type of setting is named after its inventor, Thomas Belcher, and is known as the "Belcher Setting." The warm tone of the gold enhances the effect of the stone and adds a certain warmth to the design. The ring itself is quite restrained in design, consisting solely of a wide, pleasingly solid band. Such designs were made in Great Britain, mainland Europe, and also in the United States since the late 19th century, as contemporary catalogs attest. See also the attached illustration from a catalog of the jewelry manufactory E. V. Roddin & Co, Chicago from 1888. The design is therefore stylistically similar to the historic diamond and shows itself timeless and classic. Our ring came to us from Vienna, where it was made, because inside the ring band is the maker's mark of the KuK court jeweler Julius Hügler.

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