Bold Art Déco

Powerful aquamarine & diamond ring in "retro style", circa 1940

€ 890.00 ^*

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Unit price €890.00 / piece

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Powerful aquamarine & diamond ring in "retro style", circa 1940

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After platinum had dominated the world of Art Deco jewelry in the 1920s, yellow gold experienced a true renaissance in the graduated 1930s. The design language of the jewelry pieces also changed, from delicate, finely openworked surfaces to more physical and voluminous forms. This ring dates from this late period of the style. Crafted in Germany around 1935, the goldsmith's work is particularly bold in the side sections. The ring face is positioned across the finger and features a white diamond in the center, flanked by two square-faceted aquamarines. Three further small diamonds complete the ring face on each side. The gemstones complement each other harmoniously and give the ring a delicate play of colors in white and light blue. At the shoulders, sculpted, streamlined decorative elements lead over to the simple ring band. In this ring, forged from yellow gold, only the diamond settings remain from the platinum fashion of the 1920s - and rightly so, as diamonds in white metals generally sparkle much better! The ring is in very good condition and is a beautiful testimony to late Art Deco.

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Aquamarine is a gemstone that immediately captivates almost all gemstone lovers. Mineralogically, aquamarine is a variety of the mineral beryl, the same group of minerals to which emerald and heliodor belong. The most important deposits of the gemstone are found in Madagascar and Brazil, where the most beautiful, so-called Santa Maria aquamarines are mined in the city of Ceará. As a protective stone for sailors, a gemstone for lovers or a stone that promises wisdom - aquamarine has been one of the most valued gemstones in the world for thousands of years. Even in ancient times, people revered it for its brilliance and its color, which is reminiscent of the sea and a cloudless sky. According to tradition, it was also believed that the gemstone could appease the god of the sea, Poseidon: sailors therefore threw aquamarine overboard during raging storms to soothe the sea god's anger. In the Middle Ages, aquamarines were placed in the reliquaries of saints, often as peepholes to look inside the goldsmith's work, as aquamarines are usually particularly pure and without inclusions. The brightest, whitest beryls were even used to make spectacle lenses - which is where our word for aquamarine comes from!

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Bold Art Déco

€ 890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Unit price €890.00 / piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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