A Secret Garden

Antique "Vegetable Ring" with Gemstones in Gold, Germany circa 1925


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Antique "Vegetable Ring" with Gemstones in Gold, Germany circa 1925
Antique "Vegetable Ring" with Gemstones in Gold, Germany circa 1925
Description
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An unusual form of jewellery enjoyed great popularity in the 1920s: what is now called "vegetable" jewellery. This type of jewellery got its name due to its decoration with tendrils, blossoms and leaves, from which pearls and precious stones peek out like ripe fruit. Thus, "vegetable" pieces appear like small gardens, made of precious materials in miniature. This style had its origins in the leaf ornaments of the expressive Art Nouveau designs of the Wiener Werkstätten and Theodor Fahrner, which had evolved into vegetable jewelry. So it is not surprising that jewellery in this style originated mainly in Germany and Austria. The basic design of the ring presented here is a typical piece of Art Deco jewellery, with a ring face in a rectangular shield shape and stepped ring shoulders. Instead of platinum, millegrains and diamonds, however, we see here hand-forged leaves and vines of warmly glowing yellow gold. A large old-cut diamond sparkles as a dewdrop between them, and a blue sapphire and a red synthetic ruby shine next to it - all the rage at the time. The ring is pleasantly solid and was made in Germany, as evidenced by its hallmark. Some other jewels of this type can be found, for example, in Christianne Weber: Schmuck der 1920er und 1930er Jahre in Deutschland, Stuttgart 1990.
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Size & Details
Material: One old cut diamond (Old European Cut), approx. 0.38 ct, white (Wesselton, H), vvsi One natural sapphire, slightly cushion faceted, approx. 0.13 ct, 2.9 x 3.1 mm One Verneuil star-cut synthetic ruby, approx. 0.13 ct, 3.0 mm diameter Gold 585/000, equivalent to 14 carat, additionally fine gold plated
Hallmarks: Fineness stamp "585" inside the ring band
Size: Ring face 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Ring size: 59 (inside circumference in mm), corresponds to UK R½, US 8¾
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Weight: 8,0 g
Condition: Very good, the facets of the two color stones amount to something
Certificate: Delivery with certificate
Item ID: 22-2968
Antique "Vegetable Ring" with Gemstones in Gold, Germany circa 1925
A Secret Garden
€ 1,980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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