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Delicate Ring with Old European Cut Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1915

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Delicate Ring with Old European Cut Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1915

Description

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

Lightness was the ideal of the Belle Époque. It was no longer just the nobility who celebrated glittering parties. The bourgeoisie, who had gained wealth and prestige through industrialization, also wanted to enjoy the sunny side of life. Rushing balls, foaming champagne goblets and elegant salons characterize the image of the time. This attitude to life of exhilarating elegance was also reflected in jewellery and fashion: White diamond jewellery was the ideal. Towards the end of the Belle Époque, designs became increasingly delicate and ethereal. Their preciousness was to be expressed in the constant refinement of the goldsmith's art. This ring is just such a piece of jewellery. Set with ten old European cut diamonds, it covers almost an entire phalanx of the finger - and yet is incredibly delicate and finely crafted. The large ring face is divided by wafer-thin wires, so-called "knife wires", which gain their strength in depth and are actually as narrow as knife blades when viewed from above. Their upper sides are covered with platinum, while the ring itself is forged from slightly reddish gold: this gives the ring its ethereal color effect. The gold is only visible in the ornamented gallery and on the two-part ring shoulders. With its expansive, refined and clear design, the ring from the late Belle Époque already shows the first echoes of Art Deco. We discovered this wonderful and unusual jewel near Marburg.

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€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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