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Antique Gold Ring with Ruby & Diamond, Germany c. 1900

€ 980.00 ^*

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Antique Gold Ring with Ruby & Diamond, Germany c. 1900

Description

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

In Western culture, the snake is not only a symbol of seduction: in the 19th century in particular, it was also sometimes seen as a symbol of love. Even Queen Victoria was given a snake ring as an engagement ring. Here, two snakes appear to be intertwined in an inextricable knot. Their heads are magnificently adorned: an old-cut diamond and a star-cut ruby are set into their heads. The symbolism of the snakes is complemented by the significance of the gemstones: The diamond, as the hardest natural mineral on earth, has the meaning of eternity, the ruby that of passionate love. The ring, created around 1900, inspires with its presence, its beautiful gemstones and, last but not least, its everyday wearability.

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Symbolism was a particular trend in art at the turn of the century. Formally closely related to Art Nouveau, this style was mainly influenced by Belgian artists such as Fernand Khnopff and Félicien Rops, but artists from France, such as Gustave Moreau and Odilon Redon, and Germany, such as Max Klinger, also created works that can be classified as Symbolist. What the paintings, prints, drawings and jewelry designs of this era have in common is that the designs are often disconcerting or even repulsive at first glance, as the artists preferred to use enigmatic and unusual motifs. Snakes, beetles, skulls and impassive looking faces populated the canvases to encourage viewers to reflect on life, religion, metaphysics and the nature of nature, true to the core sentence of the so-called Symbolist Manifesto of 1886: "The essential characteristic of Symbolist art is that it never fixes an idea conceptually or expresses it directly".

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€ 980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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