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Luxurious Platinum Ring With 0.46 ct Old European Cut Diamond, From our Workshop

€ 1,690.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Luxurious Platinum Ring With 0.46 ct Old European Cut Diamond, From our Workshop

Description

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

Today, a ring with a single diamond is considered the classic engagement ring. Here, the precious (and, according to legend, indestructible) stone stands for eternity - which is intended to emphasize the duration of the promise made with it. The New York jeweller Charles Lewis Tiffany is considered the creator of this idea. Tiffany first advertised solitaire rings with a diamond in the center in 1886 and offered them as engagement gifts. However, the tradition of seeing a diamond ring as a symbolic piece of jewellery is actually much older: as early as 1477, Duchess Mary of Burgundy received a diamond ring as a promise of fidelity from her future husband Maximilian of Habsburg. This high-carat platinum ring has been designed in this spirit as a timeless classic and crafted in our workshop. It is a simple platinum ring that holds its central stone in a prong setting. For reasons of sustainability, we make this ring entirely from recycled materials. The platinum of the ring and also its old European cut diamond are used here in a second use. The metal comes from old pieces of platinum jewellery that have been melted down, and the diamond is also an antique stone that was previously set in another piece of jewellery. The stone was cut around 1920, as its proportions tell us. At that time, a diamond with this cut was referred to as a brilliant, but in the years around 1940, the full cut emerged. So the name for the brilliant cut diamond of the 1920s became the old cut and the modern full cut is now what we understand as a brilliant. (Read more under "Learn more".) We have observed the reuse of gemstones in numerous antique jewels and are continuing this tradition with this ring. In the past, precious gemstones and valuable precious metals were always given new forms when the design of a piece of jewelry became unfashionable. This ring is a wonderful addition to the history of jewellery, which thrives on the durability of beautiful materials and constantly changing tastes. Sustainably manufactured, the ring can adorn many generations to come. We have had an external appraisal carried out on the centrally set diamond, which is supplied together with a certificate from Hofer Antikschmuck.

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In ancient times, diamonds were prized above all for their incomparable hardness. As symbols of invincible strength, their beauty was secondary at best. In fact, early diamonds do not appear at all attractive to the modern eye. Medieval cutting techniques also did not allow for spectacular light reflections and the widespread table cuts only accentuated the brightness and color of the stones. All this changed in the graduated 17th century. The nobility of the Baroque period developed a preference for glittering gemstones. Rose-cut diamonds, whose many facets reflect the candlelight beautifully, were particularly popular. In the middle of the century, the first early brilliant cut developed, known as the Mazarin cut after the influential Cardinal Jules Mazarin and characterized by a crown with 17 facets. Towards the end of the century, these diamonds were replaced by a new shape, the Peruzzi cut, named after its inventor. Vincenzo Peruzzi was a gemstone cutter from Venice who increased the crown of the diamonds by an additional 33 facets to a total of 33, thereby increasing the fire of the stones enormously. However, these early diamonds were not standardized in terms of the number and shape of the facets. Each stone was cut in such a way that as much substance as possible could be retained. New diamond deposits in Brazil in the second half of the 18th century then led to a cut shape that became known as the Old Mine Cut. These diamonds are already very similar to today's full-cut diamonds, but it would take a few more generations of continuous development in cutting technology before the Old Mine Cut became the Old European Cut and finally, in the 1940s, the modern full cut.

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€ 1,690.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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We want you to be 100% satisfied! For that reason, we examine, describe and photograph all of our jewellery with the utmost care.

You can rely on our years of experience in the trade and our expertise as a professional art historians for reviews of the antique jewellery. As a member of various trade organisations and the British Society of Jewellery Historians, we remain committed to the highest possible degree of accuracy. In our descriptions, we always also indicate any signs of age and defects and never hide them in our photos – this saves you from any unpleasant surprises when your package arrives.

Should you for some reason not be satisfied, please don’t hesitate to contact us so that we can find a solution together. In any case, you can return any article within one month and we will refund the full purchase price.

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