Shocking Pink

Elegant Art Déco Ring with Pink Tourmaline & Diamonds, c. 1930s


€ 1,890.00 *
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Elegant Art Déco Ring with Pink Tourmaline & Diamonds, c. 1930s
Elegant Art Déco Ring with Pink Tourmaline & Diamonds, c. 1930s
Description
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"Shocking Pink" was the name Elsa Schiaparelli gave the colour she made fashionable in the 1930s: a bright, vibrant pink that had nothing sweet about it and nothing in common with the delicate tones of the turn of the century. Just like the emancipated type of woman of the deco era, shocking pink was self-confident and modern. It adorned Schiaparelli's cigarette holders and her perfume, and as late as 1952 she dressed Zsa Zsa Gabor in shocking pink for the film Moulin Rouge. This ring was created around the same time as Schiaparelli's idea. A glowing tourmaline is its main adornment, framed by a wreath of rose diamonds. A layer of platinum on the ring face and shoulders makes the golden ring appear white and enhances the effect of the stone's colour. Subtle ornaments on the sides of the gallery round off the composition. The use of tourmaline itself is just as modern as its powerful tone. After all, tourmalines are quite rare in the history of jewellery - until the 1920s. When the dynamic forms of Art Deco conquered the world of jewellery, new gemstones and material combinations were also sought. In 1924, for example, the American journal The Jeweler's Circular published a report on the jewelry fair in Leipzig, which stated: "Aquamarines, amethysts, tourmalines, opals and even topazes are preferred as settings to rings, while the desire for pearl set rings can once again be satisfied." (A Word About the Jewellery Exhibit at the Leipzig Fair, from: The Jeweler's Circular, May 7, 1924, p. 65). A thoroughly modern ring, yet with all the subtleties of an antique piece of jewellery.
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Elegant Art Déco Ring with Pink Tourmaline & Diamonds, c. 1930s
Shocking Pink
€ 1,890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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