Snow White and Rose Red

Antique Ring with Ruby and Diamonds in Gold, Birmingham 1908


€ 1,190.00 *
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Antique Ring with Ruby and Diamonds in Gold, Birmingham 1908
Antique Ring with Ruby and Diamonds in Gold, Birmingham 1908
Description
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„Some asked me where the rubies grew, And nothing I did say; But with my finger pointed to The lips of Julia.“ Robert Herrick No gemstone in history or the arts has been associated with passionate love as often as the ruby. It was its colour alone that inspired Robert Herrick to compare it to the rosy lips of his beloved Julia. Oscar Wilde, too, compared the red of the ruby in his fairy tale “The Nightingale and the Rose” to the colour of the heart, and William Blake spoke of the “rubies and pearls” of a loving gaze. This ring features one of these rose-red gemstones in a beautiful period design. Eight old-cut diamonds frame the round-faceted ruby in two arches, their brilliance beautifully setting off the ruby’s red. Substantial ring shoulders with a striking shadow line connect the diamond arches. According to the hallmark on the inside of the ring band—which bears a beautiful English hallmark—we know that the ring was crafted in 1908 in Birmingham, the English center of jewelry manufacturing. We discovered it in London. The ring has clearly been worn with pleasure, as evidenced by some signs of wear, which, however, do not detract from the ring’s beauty.
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Antique Ring with Ruby and Diamonds in Gold, Birmingham 1908
Snow White and Rose Red
€ 1,190.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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