Antique Solitaire Ring with 0.55 ct Old Cut Diamond in Platinum on Gold, c. 1915

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Antique Solitaire Ring with 0.55 ct Old Cut Diamond in Platinum on Gold, c. 1915

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In ancient times, diamonds were prized above all for their incomparable hardness. As symbols of invincible strength, their beauty was secondary at best. In fact, early diamonds do not appear at all attractive to the modern eye. Medieval cutting techniques also did not allow for spectacular light reflections and the widespread table cuts only brought out the brightness and color of the stones. All this changed in the graduated 17th century. The nobility of the Baroque period developed a preference for glittering gemstones. Rose cut diamonds were particularly popular, with their many facets reflecting the candlelight beautifully. In the middle of the century, the first early brilliant cut developed, known as the Mazarin cut after the influential Cardinal Jules Mazarin and characterized by a crown with 17 facets. Towards the end of the century, the crown of the diamonds was enriched with additional facets to a total of 33, thereby increasing the fire of the stones enormously. New diamond deposits in Brazil in the second half of the 18th century then led to a cut shape that became known as the Old Mine Cut. These diamonds are already very similar to today's full-cut diamonds, but it would take several more generations of continuous improvement in cutting technology before the Old Mine Cut became the Old European Cut and finally, in the 1930s, the modern full cut. This ring is set in an Old European Cut. The ring made of high-carat yellow gold and platinum was created at the beginning of the 20th century and has a simple design: Nothing distracts from the diamond, which weighs in at more than half a carat. A platinum chaton holds the stone securely in place. The ring shoulders are also set with platinum and place six smaller diamonds alongside the solitaire. The ring is now more than a century old and in very good condition. It came to us from Düsseldorf.

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