The Beautiful Era

Elegant Antique Ring With Old European Cut Diamond & Sapphire, Paris, Dated 1914

€ 8,980.00 ^*

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Elegant Antique Ring With Old European Cut Diamond & Sapphire, Paris, Dated 1914

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 Belle Époque produced pieces of jewelry of such precision craftsmanship as had hardly been seen before. Narrow sawn shadow gaps, the most delicate milegrains - all this was made possible by applying a thin layer of platinum to gold, as the hard, white material made the designs more stable and allowed such techniques to be used in the first place. Pure white materials - diamonds and platinum - were also particularly popular, and the artistic surface treatment made the pieces of jewellery appear to consist entirely of light and shadow. The interplay of light and dark also seems to have been the inspiration for this ring, which was created in Paris on the eve of the First World War, in the final days of the period that would go down in history as the "Belle Epoque". An engraving on the inside of the ring band reveals March 19, 1914 as the date on which this ring was given as a gift for the first time. It is a classic engagement ring of those years, a ring that corresponds to the "Toi et Moi" ring type. Two larger gemstones are presented on a curved ring band: Equally important, set next to each other, yet individually recognizable, they form the magnificent setting of the piece of jewellery. The name "Toi et Moi", meaning "you and me", comes from the fact that the two large gemstones symbolize lovers who are firmly connected and belong together despite their differences. Forged from high-carat gold with a platinum display side, a natural, dark blue sapphire weighing approximately 2.0 carats is juxtaposed with a large diamond weighing around 1.20 carats. The large stones are claw-set - the sapphire in gold, the diamond in platinum. Fourteen further old-cut diamonds weighing a total of approx. 0.28 carats are set on curved ring shoulders and make the entire face of the ring sparkle. The ring found its way to us from Munich, French hallmarks on the outside of the ring band allow us to say with certainty that it was created in Paris. An enchanting and high-quality ring with around 110 years of romantic history - still a wonderful gift for someone you feel connected to today.

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Supplied with a detailed expert opinion from the German Gemstone Appraisal Society Idar-Oberstein.

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The Beautiful Era

€ 8,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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