Fine Crossover Ring with Burmese Ruby and Diamonds in Rose Gold, c. 1900

Eternal Love

Fine Crossover Ring with Burmese Ruby and Diamonds in Rose Gold, c. 1900

€ 3,290.00 ^*

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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!

This ring immediately captivated us with its vibrant color: in addition to warm red gold and sparkling diamonds, it features a wonderful ruby in fiery pink-red. It is a ruby from Burma, the classic, most precious origin of first-class rubies. It is naturally formed and untreated, i.e. not fired or color-enhanced. More than half a carat of old-cut diamonds shine around the ruby. Two larger diamonds, each weighing around 0.20 ct, form a row with the ruby and form the highlight of the design. they are lovingly encircled by the curved arms of the ring. The three gemstones in the center can also be understood symbolically: The ruby, the stone in the classic color of love, is set here between the diamonds, as stones of eternity. Rings with delicately curved rails were particularly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Inspired by the dynamic forms of Art Nouveau, this jewellery fashions quickly became a great success. In English-speaking countries, rings like this are also known as "crossover rings". The warm color tone of the ring and its high-quality setting with diamonds and the ruby from Burma set it apart from many other rings of the time. We discovered the ring in Saxony-Anhalt. According to its hallmark, it was most certainly made in Germany. We date it to the years c. 1900.

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No gemstone has been so often associated with passionate love in history and the arts as the ruby. It was its color alone that prompted Robert Herrick to compare it to the rosy mouth of his beloved Juliet. Oscar Wilde also compared the red of the ruby to the color of the heart itself in his fairy tale "The Nightingale and the Rose", and William Blake spoke of the "rubies and pearls" of the loving gaze. "Rubies are particularly suitable for young lovers [...] In general, it is considered the symbol of the most passionate and ardent love," the German ladies' newspaper Bazar announced in November 1886.

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Eternal Love

€ 3,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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