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Powerful Retro Style Ring With Diamond And Onyx In Rose Gold, Circa 1940


€ 980.00 *
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Powerful Retro Style Ring With Diamond And Onyx In Rose Gold, Circa 1940
Powerful Retro Style Ring With Diamond And Onyx In Rose Gold, Circa 1940
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In the late 1930s, Parisian jewelry houses in particular developed a variation of Art Deco that is known today as the "retro style". This new fashion differed from the cool diamond and platinum designs that had characterized the previous decade with warm gold tones and expansive geometric shapes. This new style soon spread throughout the western world This ring is a wonderful example of this fashion. It is designed with strict symmetry and is almost sculptural. In the center is a diamond in a square platinum setting. A frame of onyx, cut by hand from a single stone, dramatically sets off the diamond. A tall, narrow frame connects the onyx and diamond to the rectangular rose gold display side. Two semi-circular bars, divided by grooves, complete the design on the outside. The design is abstract and developed from the joy of geometry. With a little imagination, the arrangement of the shapes is nevertheless reminiscent of a bow wrapped around the finger, with the diamond at its center. Bow shapes have been recurring motifs in jewelry design over the decades - it is quite possible that the memory of this has also influenced this design. The ring is in very good condition and is a wonderful example of a wearable retro style jewel. More on rings from the 1940s and further illustrations can be found in David Bennet and Daniela Mascetti: Understanding Jewellery, Woodbridge 2010, p. 400f.
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Powerful Retro Style Ring With Diamond And Onyx In Rose Gold, Circa 1940
Black is Beautiful
€ 980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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