Elegant Antique "Toi-Et-Moi" Ring with Pink Sapphire & Diamonds, England 1889

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Elegant Antique "Toi-Et-Moi" Ring with Pink Sapphire & Diamonds, England 1889

€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

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Rings with curved rails, at the ends of which precious gemstones are set, are mainly found at the end of the 19th century. This ring features an old-cut diamond and a natural, pink sapphire in the center of the end points of its elegantly curved band. Both gemstones are set in airy prongs; they are accompanied by six further diamonds in historic cuts, which make the show side of the ring shine. The ring itself is made from high-carat yellow gold. Thanks to the sequence of stamps inside the ring band, we know that the ring was submitted to the relevant assay office in Birmingham in 1889. However, the cuts of the diamonds show that they were created some time before the ring was made - they are individual works of character from the mid-19th century. In the late 19th century, rings with two dominant elements were regarded as a symbol of two lovers: they had become one and yet were still recognizable as independent. Shouldn't this be the essence of a happy relationship? Napoléon Bonaparte gave his future wife Joséphine de Beauharnais such a ring as an engagement present in 1796. Since then, two gemstones set opposite each other in this type of ring have symbolized the fusion of two souls. We had the pink sapphire set into the ring in our workshop, as the stone originally set there, also a sapphire, was unfortunately damaged.

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€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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