Raspberry Pink

Magnificent Antique Ring with Opal, Rubies & Pearls, c. 1895


€ 2,590.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Magnificent Antique Ring with Opal, Rubies & Pearls, c. 1895
Magnificent Antique Ring with Opal, Rubies & Pearls, c. 1895
Description
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The opal experienced a surge in popularity towards the end of the 19th century: every lady who could afford it wanted to come into possession of such a dazzling stone. The displays in jewelry stores now featured rings, necklaces and brooches that showcased this stone in a wonderful way. However, as each opal is unique due to its play of colors, different ways of highlighting it were invented. A popular variant in the 1890s and early 1900s was to highlight the dominant color reflections by surrounding them with colored gemstones: "A pretty way of setting an opal which has strong green lights is the surrounding of It with a circle of tiny emeralds ... The colored stones appear to reflect their own colors in the opal", reported one in 1903. The opal in this late 19th century ring has wonderful pink reflections that play on the milky background with every movement. Iridescent shades of green flash between them. In order to emphasize the pink on a milky background, it was decided to highlight the opal with an entourage of raspberry-coloured rubies and pearls. The alternating sequence of the entourage is also an artifice of the 1890s that helps us to date the ring. We were able to discover this equally beautiful and unusual piece of jewellery in France. A French hallmark on the shank proves that the ring was imported to France more recently. It was probably made in Great Britain. The quotation from [Anon.], 'Something About Opals', The Rochester Post Express, February 11, 1903, p. 5.
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Magnificent Antique Ring with Opal, Rubies & Pearls, c. 1895
Raspberry Pink
€ 2,590.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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