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Vintage Statement Ring with Opal Doublet, Dutch, c. 1965


€ 690.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Vintage Statement Ring with Opal Doublet, Dutch, c. 1965
Vintage Statement Ring with Opal Doublet, Dutch, c. 1965
Description
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Opals have been an integral part of European jewellery since the late 19th century, when commercial mining began in Queensland, Australia, from where the colorful stones were shipped to mainland Britain. From then on, goldsmiths continued to create new designs with the opal as the focal point. A large stone with bright neon green reflections over a gray-blue background, which change depending on the incidence of light, is also the focus of this ring. The oval stone is framed by a simple frame around which a chain in a Venetian pattern is wrapped. The flat-cut black opal is a doublet, i.e. a thin layer of opal glued to a carrier layer of so-called potch, an opal without iridescent play of colors. The setting and the restrained shank are made of 14-karat gold. According to the hallmark, the ring was made in the goldsmith's shop of the van der Weijde brothers in Amstelveen and also came to us from the Netherlands. We date the piece of jewellery to the mid-1960s.
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Vintage Statement Ring with Opal Doublet, Dutch, c. 1965
Cosmic Nebulae
€ 690.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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