Unusual Gold Ring with Diamonds, Mariage, c. 1870 and Later

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Unusual Gold Ring with Diamonds, Mariage, c. 1870 and Later

€ 890.00 ^*

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!

Well into the 20th century, the path to acquiring a new piece of jewellery did not always lead directly to a jeweler. Much more often, women and men turned to a goldsmith to work with him or her to create a unique piece based on their own ideas. In doing so, we repeatedly encounter a typical approach: rather than crafting jewellery entirely from scratch, people incorporated existing rings, brooches, or necklaces and reused individual elements. This resulted in pieces that appear modern while still carrying on a family’s history. The ring presented here is one such example. It appears that two historical pieces of jewellery were combined to form a new whole. This showpiece, crafted from high-karat gold with its sculptural design and set with two rose cut diamonds and one old-cut diamond, was likely originally part of an earring worn by fashion-conscious women in the 1870s. The ring itself, however, reveals through its fine engravings and the warm, slightly reddish gold color that it was created in the early 20th century. Perhaps it originally held a stone, or perhaps it was newly crafted to allow the earring to be reused after its counterpart had been lost. In this way, a skilled goldsmith combined two pieces of jewellery from different eras into a new ring, whose appeal arises from the interplay of its parts.

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€ 890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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