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Antique Colombian Emerald and Diamond „Toi-et-moi“ Ring, c. 1910

€ 5,980.00 ^*

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Antique Colombian Emerald and Diamond „Toi-et-moi“ Ring, c. 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!

Pieces of jewellery from the early 20th century combine a fineness and sophistication of workmanship that has only rarely been achieved again today with wonderfully elegant designs. When a piece of jewellery like this is then also preciously furnished, a true jewel is created! This ring presents two special gemstones. On one side, a diamond in a rare pear cut is set in platinum. The diamond, probably from South Africa, shines in an untinted, bright white. Opposite it is an emerald, also pear-cut and set in yellow gold. It is an emerald from Colombia, the best and most precious region of origin for emeralds. And it shines in an intense tropical green. The emerald, as confirmed by an independent expert appraisal, has only been lightly oiled ("minor oil"). This is also a sign of its quality. After all, stones that are naturally clear and transparent and without major cracks do not need to be treated with more oil to improve their transparency. Further treatments, which are often applied to gemstones today to improve their colour, cannot be detected here. This is another advantage of antique jewellery. Many of the modern treatments that reduce the value of gemstones had not even been invented at the time. The design combines the two gemstones cut into drops to form a so-called "Toi-et-moi" ring, from the French for "you and me". The two gemstones stand for two lovers who meet in harmony and yet as individuals in a piece of jewellery. A beautiful symbol for any partnership. The platinum ring is set with additional small diamonds and is perfectly preserved. It was created in the years around 1910, when designs of this shape were particularly fashionable. We discovered the ring in Vienna.

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"We already enjoy looking at the green of the herbs and leaves. But we like the emeralds even better, for their green is the most beautiful of all. Moreover, they are the only precious stones that fill the eyes without saturating them; indeed, when the eyes are weakened by exertions of other kinds, they are strengthened again by looking at emeralds [...] for their soft green dispels their languor." (Nat. Hist. 37,16) The beauty and effect of gemstones already fascinated the ancients. The quote reproduced here comes from Pliny the Elder, a Roman scholar from Como. In 77 AD, he compiled the knowledge of nature at the time in a work, Naturalis Historia or Natural History.

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€ 5,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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