Elegant Belle Époque Ring with Natural Pearl & Diamonds, c. 1910

Between Sawfish and Polyps

Elegant Belle Époque Ring with Natural Pearl & Diamonds, c. 1910

€ 2,690.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

"It is well worth the beauty of pearls that thousands of bold divers, coastal inhabitants of the Persian Gulf, that the daring pearl fishermen of Ceylon and Japan do not fear the horrors and dangers of the deep, do not shy away from encounters with sharks and sawfish, do not fear the deadly embrace of polyps, in order to bring the pearl shell lying on the dark sea bottom to the bright light of the sun!" With this short article, the Berlin magazine Der Bazar described the hardships of pearl fishing in 1888. At that time, the cultured pearls that are common today were still out of the question, as it would be half a lifetime before the Japanese entrepreneur Mikimoto succeeded in growing cultured pearls on a large scale in shells over mother-of-pearl cores. This early 20th century ring presents such a treasure of the sea, which only came to us in the world above the water due to the carelessness of a sawfish or a deadly polyp. The softly shimmering, creamy white pearl is slightly depressed and slightly baroque in shape and has a very good lustre. It is held by the design of the ring between two platinum wings set with diamonds, which taper downwards and merge into the ring band under the finger. In addition to the very beautiful, individual pearl, we also like the workmanship and quality of the ring's goldsmithing. The larger diamonds are set in the finest frames, which no goldsmith today can produce with such finesse and yet stability. The side view of the ring is also impressive, with fine details on the undercut, the part where the platinum display side merges into the yellow gold substructure. Based on the workmanship, the cut of the diamonds and the design language of the ring, we think it was created in the years c. 1910.

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Between Sawfish and Polyps

€ 2,690.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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