Antique Ring with Emeralds and Diamonds in Silver and Gold, early 20th Century

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Antique Ring with Emeralds and Diamonds in Silver and Gold, early 20th Century

€ 2,980.00 ^*

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!

A flower made of emerald and diamond has become a ring here. Petals nestle in two rows around a natural emerald in a step cut of intense green color. One row consists of diamonds, the other of emeralds. Every detail of the ring is in tune with the floral theme. The ring shoulders are wonderfully finely crafted and take the form of small flowers and leaves. Even the underside of the ring face is openworked in the form of tendrils. The stylistic inspiration for these details, indeed for the entire ring and even its archaic diamond settings and cuts, were 18th century rings. Rococo-style jewellery emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, particularly in southern Germany, where the German jewellery industry was based. However, the appreciation of such old jewellery was an international phenomenon in those years; elegant ladies of the world used it to show their education and taste. "There is a great demand for old jewelry up to 1820," a jeweller from London's posh Bond Street announced in 1912. Genuine antique pieces were just as popular as new pieces based on old models. Whether our ring was created around c. 1910, 1920 or 1930 cannot be said with any certainty, as the design is intentionally timeless – however, the details of its workmanship point quite clearly to the first third of the 20th century and make an earlier as well as a later creation seem unlikely. We were able to discover this unusual – and exceptionally beautiful – piece in Cologne. It was probably created in Germany. The quote from [Anon:] The Fashion for Platinum, The Morning Leader, October 23, 1912, p. 8.

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€ 2,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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