A Winter's Tale

Antique Marquise Ring with Pink Sapphire & Diamonds, c. 1895

€ 7,390.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Antique Marquise Ring with Pink Sapphire & Diamonds, c. 1895

Description

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

Europe at the end of the 19th century: winter was, as it still is today, the season of balls and social events. After the summer retreat at the country estate, people spent the cooler months in the big cities and were seen at important parties. Diamonds were worn in large numbers at these evenings. The rule of thumb: the more precious the jewellery, the more you were allowed to wear. The ring shown here was one such piece of evening jewellery, magnificent and precious. At its center is a large natural sapphire in a dark, intense pink. The stone has been individually cut to preserve as much of its substance as possible. It is set in a closed setting over a foil and therefore has a particularly deep and mysterious glow. While today the pink variety of corundum, such as the one here, is classified as a sapphire, back then it was considered a ruby: a distinction was made between "male" deep red rubies and "female", lighter, more pink-colored rubies. The terminology only changed later on. Around the coloured stone – a pink sapphire or ruby, depending on the historical perspective – over one and a half carats of cushion-shaped old-cut diamonds are embedded in the navette-shaped ring face. The shoulders, designed in fleur-de-lis form in the style of 18th century precious stones, are also set with diamonds. We would love to know what glittering evenings the ring once experienced. A wonderful jewel from the Belle Époque that lives up to the reputation of this glittering era. We commissioned an independent gemological report on the ring to confirm the quality of its materials. It came to us from London.

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A Winter's Tale

€ 7,390.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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