Elegant Garland Style Ring with Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1910

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Elegant Garland Style Ring with Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1910

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"Extremely delicate forms of even the richest pieces of jewelry in delicate, most elegantly crafted settings, the metal thickness of the individual parts reduced to the absolutely necessary measure, the solitaire settings airily and finely openworked by hand, kept in the graceful lines of the dominant Empire, the à jour of the stones cut freely and cleanly, the luxurious platinum applied in all parts, this is how the newer products of German goldsmithing are represented." This description from a report on modern jewelry designs published in April 1909 could also describe the present ring, as it corresponds perfectly to the fashion of the time. Its delicate marquise shape and clear lines are borrowed from the Classicist and Empire periods, as are the framing laurel leaves on the ring shoulders. However, its design was very modern at the time, from the described airiness of the shapes to the use of "platina", gold plated with platinum. The cuts of the gemstones also show that the ring was created around 1910, in keeping with the design and craftsmanship. It is set with five fine old-cut diamonds, the so-called Old European Cut, totaling approx. 0.75 ct, as well as ten smaller rose-cut diamonds. At the time, diamond jewelry was intended for the evening: for elegant soupers in metropolitan hotels, for electrically lit ballrooms and opera houses. Even today, the ring still exudes the elegance of those years - and yet it has survived as if hardly a day has passed. It was most probably created in Germany; we discovered the ring here in Berlin. Quote from M. L.: Französische Schmuckstücke und die deutsche Goldschmiedekunst, in: Journal der Goldschmiedekunst 30, Heft 15 (April 10, 1909), 120-122, here p. 120.

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€ 1,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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