Sparkly Trio

Antique Trilogy Ring with Old Cut Diamonds in Gold, circa 1900

€ 1,490.00 ^*

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Antique Trilogy Ring with Old Cut Diamonds in Gold, circa 1900

Description

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This ring is a beautiful testament to the fashion and taste of the years around 1900. Delicate ornaments, fine craftsmanship and the joy of precious materials have come together here with much thought and attention. The showpiece of the ring is a sparkling row of three diamonds. The stones are set in platinum to best support their white fire. To the left and right, the yellow gold ring band adjoins. On the side it is ornamented with vines and leaves. Rings like this one with a setting of three gemstones have a special meaning in jewelry history: they are called "trilogy rings" and they are supposed to convey a certain idea. Thus, the trio of gemstones is supposed to symbolically unite the past, the present and the common future. A beautiful thought that makes the ring a suitable choice as a love gift or engagement ring as well.

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In ancient times, diamonds were valued primarily 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 taste for glittering gemstones. Rose-cut diamonds, whose multiple facets beautifully reflected candlelight, were especially popular. In the middle of the century, a first, early brilliant cut developed, called the Mazarin cut after the influential Cardinal Jules Mazarin, characterized by a crown with 17 facets. By the end of the century, these diamonds were then replaced by a new shape, named the Peruzzi cut after its inventor. Vincenzo Peruzzi was a gem cutter from Venice who increased the crown of the diamonds by additional facets to a total of 33, thus increasing the fire of the stones enormously. However, these early brilliant diamonds were not standardized in terms of the number and shape of the facets. Each stone was cut in such a way that as much substance as possible could be preserved. 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 brilliant cut diamonds, but several more generations of continuous improvement in cutting techniques were needed before the Old Mine Cut became the Old European Cut, and finally the modern full cut in the 1940s.

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Sparkly Trio

€ 1,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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