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Fine Toi-et-moi Ring with Old Cut Diamond & Natural Pearl in Platinum, circa 1910

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Fine Toi-et-moi Ring with Old Cut Diamond & Natural Pearl in Platinum, circa 1910

Description

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

White was the most fashionable colour for jewellery in the first decades of the 20th century. Diamond jewels for the evening could barely shine coolly enough. This ring of the late Belle Époque also shines completely in white and juxtaposes three different nuances and structures: the silky luster of a natural pearl, the clear brilliance of diamonds and the cool metallic surface of platinum. Before the Russian Revolution, platinum was still mined in the Urals and exported to all countries in Europe. The metal was significantly more expensive than gold at the time, and it is not surprising that this ring is also forged in solid platinum instead of platinum on gold, as was more commonly seen at the time. For the large old-cut diamond as well as the natural pearl are of strikingly beautiful quality. Every detail of the ring betrays the same commitment to quality, from the ornamental gallery of the diamond to the side engravings of the ring band. The large old-cut diamond weighs about 0.85 ct and has even, clear proportions and wonderful clarity (vvsi) with white color. Its angular setting already hints at the approach of Art Deco. The large natural pearl in bouton shape is placed alongside it on an equal footing, making the ring a typical Toi-et-moi design whose gemstones are meant to be read symbolically as representing the lovers. At the time of the ring's creation, pearls like this one were still being recovered by divers in the Persian Gulf; cultured pearls were not yet available, so natural Oriental pearls were all the more precious and traded at prices similar to diamonds of the same size. The quality ring is very well preserved. We were able to discover it in southern Germany. It is likely that it was also made in Germany in the years of the late imperial period.

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€ 3,690.00 ^*

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