Glamorous Art Deco Ring With Green Tourmaline & Diamonds, c. 1935

Green Dress

Glamorous Art Deco Ring With Green Tourmaline & Diamonds, c. 1935

€ 4,590.00 ^*

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!

Among all pieces of jewellery, rings in particular have been imbued with great significance throughout history. They were used to seal contracts, alliances and marriages, given as tokens of friendship and love, but also worn in remembrance of the departed. Well into the 19th century it was therefore customary for a woman to wear numerous rings on her hand, each one invested with sentimental meaning. The purely decorative ring, as we know it today, only became established in the early 20th century. As a jewel with a new, purely ornamental function, it received a special name in English: the “Dress Ring”. With the introduction of the dress ring, the custom of wearing numerous sentimentally connoted rings also changed. The focus shifted instead to pure aesthetics, to a harmonious composition of the rings worn together. Thus, in 1929, Harper’s Bazaar wrote: “It is no longer seen that two or three rings are worn on each finger. Elegant society wears a diamond band as a wedding ring and a large solitaire, usually a diamond, as an engagement ring, and then perhaps another dress ring to enhance the effect of the gown.” Accordingly, such a dress ring placed emphasis on a large coloured gemstone. The present ring is just such a jewel; a piece of jewellery whose sole purpose is to set its wearer in the most elegant light possible and to complement her wardrobe with colour. Its centrepiece is a natural tourmaline of 2.44 ct, step-cut, of bottle-green colour and wonderful clarity. In total, 26 brilliant-cut diamonds provide a striking contrast to the richly coloured gemstone. The stones are set in an elongated rectangular mount, whose geometric yet sculptural design language corresponds to the taste of the 1930s. The shank is characteristically crafted in yellow gold, while the top of the ring head is made of white gold – a common practice at the time, which also confirms the ring’s early origin. We have had an external expert report prepared for this ring, confirming the quality of the materials. It will be delivered together with the beautifully preserved jewel.

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Green Dress

€ 4,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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