Unusual Antique Opal and Diamond Ring, c. 1900

Aquarium

Unusual Antique Opal and Diamond Ring, c. 1900

€ 1,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Rococo and Art Nouveau are closer than one might think: both styles favoured natural forms, playful asymmetries and sinuous lines. When Rococo forms came back into fashion in jewellery towards the end of the 19th century, they inevitably mixed with the Art Nouveau forms that were emerging at the same time – many jewels even combine features of both styles. This ring is impressive proof of this. It oscillates between the two styles, combining the acanthus curves of the Rococo and ring shoulders in the style of the 18th century with the elongated ring format typical of the c. 1900s and the fashionable stone of those years: the mysterious, iridescent opal. The opal in this ring looks like an aquarium (can't you hear the first sounds of Saint-Saëns' piece of the same name from the Carnival of the Animals from 1886?) Held up to the light, it becomes golden and almost transparent, interspersed only with small inclusions and isles of color. Worn on the finger, however, and when light falls on it, it shines in mysterious shades of blue and green that float within it like aquatic plants. A beautiful, unusual ring that combines the turn-of-the-century penchant for nostalgia, mysticism and ethereal beauty.

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Aquarium

€ 1,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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