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Unusual Gold "Tank Ring" with Old European Cut Diamonds, c. 1950

€ 2,490.00 ^*

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Unusual Gold "Tank Ring" with Old European Cut Diamonds, c. 1950

Description

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

The dynamic, round shapes of Streamline Modernism were not only reflected in architecture and automotive design in the mid-20th century, but also in jewellery. This is demonstrated by this ring, the front of which is dynamically curved yet symmetrical. Three diamonds are set in white gold and are presented by a wide ring in yellow gold. The shape of the ring, whose wide band rises horizontally in the middle above the finger, is also known as a "tank ring". Its sculptural design with wide, reflective gold surfaces is typical of late Art Deco jewellery from the 1930s to 1950s. The crystalline, cool taste of the 1920s had changed in these years, which can be explained not exclusively, but also by the technical and economic changes of the time. Platinum, for example, was de facto no longer available to goldsmiths from the beginning of the war at the latest, which is why the switch to yellow gold was not only voluntary. Due to the scarcity of materials, stones taken from older pieces of jewelry were often used to set diamonds. This also appears to be the case here: The three white diamonds are old-cut and were probably cut half a century earlier. They weigh around 1.27 ct in total, with the middle diamond alone weighing around 0.55 ct, and sparkle in a bed of high-carat, frosted gold between raised, polished gold bands. This unusual ring was probably created shortly after the end of the war. A wonderful piece that is pleasantly heavy to wear.

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€ 2,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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