Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Fine Art Deco Ring with Ceylon Sapphire & Diamonds, Romania c. 1935

€ 10,390.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Fine Art Deco Ring with Ceylon Sapphire & Diamonds, Romania c. 1935

Description

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The most famous place of origin for blue sapphires is the island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, south-east of the Indian subcontinent. Ceylon is considered to be the oldest mining region for these precious gemstones, and according to contemporary reports, Ceylon sapphires were already being set in jewelry by the Greeks and Romans in classical antiquity. Even King Solomon is said to have wooed the legendary Queen of Sheba with sapphires from the area around Ratnapura, which means "city of precious stones" in Sinhalese. This exquisite ring combines a sky-blue sapphire from Ceylon with sparkling diamonds. The natural, untreated, i.e. unheated sapphire weighs more than four carats. The gemstone is pastel blue, clear and transparent; only two flag-like inclusions run diagonally through the mineral. They are evidence of the stone's natural formation within the earth. The ring band is made of slightly reddish gold. It is delicate and merges into the white gold ring shoulders via transverse bundles on the sides. Finally, the prongs holding the sapphire are made of yellow gold: this richness of gold colors is what makes the ring so precious. They are also a typical feature of the ring's time of origin in the 1930s. The fashion of these years, the late Art Déco, was increasingly moving away from the frosty, cool platinum look of the 1920s, and the goldsmiths of the time were focusing more and more on rich, shiny sections in warm gold colors. This beautiful ring from the Taunus region came to us. A detailed expert report from Vienna has confirmed the quality of the materials and the origin of the sapphire. According to its hallmark, the ring was created in what was then the Kingdom of Romania. Probably in the capital Bucharest, as modern and fashionable as the design is.

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Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

€ 10,390.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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