Striking Déco Ring with Synthetic Rubies and Diamonds, c. 1925

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Striking Déco Ring with Synthetic Rubies and Diamonds, c. 1925

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Of all the gemstones in the history of jewellery, it was rubies in particular for which demand and supply were so poorly balanced that attempts were made early on to produce them artificially. The chemist Sénarmont made his first attempts as early as 1850, and by 1878, public interest in the subject was so great that an article entitled Edelstein-Alchemie appeared in the successful German mass and family journal Die Gartenlaube (issue 14, 1878, pp. 228-230). The excitement was therefore all the greater when the first synthetic - not reconstructed - rubies created by Verneuil became commercially available in 1902. As late as 1918, it was said: "An absolutely reliable distinguishing feature to distinguish synthetic rubies from natural rubies does not yet seem to have been found." In fact, goldsmiths suddenly had every conceivable shade of red at their disposal - "from dark Siam ruby to light pink ruby" - regardless of lucky finds. Just like natural rubies, synthetic rubies were also set in precious metal settings together with diamonds - and this ring is another example of this development. A synthetic, cherry-red ruby with wonderful purity and excellent light refraction is set in the center of a flat ring face. Numerous diamonds frame the ruby: ten large old-cut diamonds weighing half a carat together surround the magnificent gemstone, together with 16 other ruby synthetics, which are set as elegant bands along effective shadow gaps. Twelve smaller rose-cut diamonds further enhance the platinum surface of the ring. During the Art Deco period, magnificent white jewels were part of the jewelry wardrobe of every city dweller of distinction, and rings in particular took on new, larger dimensions. This ring is not only modern in form and decoration, but also in material - combining scientific progress with luxury and timeless elegance. For the history of ruby synthesis, see: Jacques Boyer, Die synthetischen Edelsteine - ihre Geschichte, Herstellung und Eigenschaften, Berlin 1918; also the quotes above, p. 39.

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