Ring With Three Old European Cut Diamonds in White Gold, Probably USA, c. 1925

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Ring With Three Old European Cut Diamonds in White Gold, Probably USA, c. 1925

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Jewellery from the 1920s is associated with one material in particular in the USA: white gold. For years, both in Europe and overseas, people experimented with gold alloys that combined the cool elegance of platinum with the advantages of gold. When David Belais applied for a patent for his white gold alloy in New York in 1918, the German Karl Richter from Pforzheim had actually already beaten him to it: Richter had already registered his own, slightly different patent in 1913. However, due to the First World War, Richter's innovation was initially hardly used. In the USA, on the other hand, white gold quickly caught on - and became the preferred material for contemporary jewellery faster than anywhere else. This ring is an early jewel made from this new material. In the typical design language of American Art Deco, the ring face rises vividly above the finger and holds three diamonds in the middle of a detailed structure. These are old European cut diamonds, which together weigh around 0.65 ct and sit in slightly staggered prong settings. Fine engravings and openwork structure the white gold, whose bright, shiny quality perfectly illustrates why white gold soon became the standard in the USA. Rings with three gemstones have a special significance in the history of jewellery: these pieces of jewellery are called "trilogy rings" and they are charged with meaning. In these pieces, the number three symbolizes time lived together - past, present and future united in one piece of jewellery. This symbolism makes the ring ideal as an engagement ring or as a special gift of love. The ring, which was probably created in the USA, came to us from Vienna.

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A Piece of Jewelry History

€ 1,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Unit price €1,490.00 / piece

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