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Bold Bombé Ring with Emeralds & Diamonds in Gold, Germany circa 1955

€ 2,790.00 ^*

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Bold Bombé Ring with Emeralds & Diamonds in Gold, Germany circa 1955

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 addition to the conventional, festive jewels of the 1950s - curved diamond earclips with pendant pearls, brooches in the shape of bows, wide gold bracelets - artists' goldsmiths also created more unusual creations. They often used the particularly elaborate granulation technique: an ancient technique of soldering the finest gold beads onto gold, which experienced a revival in Germany from the 1930s onwards. The present ring frames the oval bombé-shaped ring face using this elaborate technique. The minute gold beads lend an interesting tactile texture to the polished, rich yellow gold. In the center, expressive openwork foliage of gold seems to spring up powerfully. Four natural emeralds and two diamonds shine out here as precious fruits between the golden leaves. The ring he completely in the tradition of the Munich vegetable rings, as we know them from the workshop Johann Michael Wilms. Our ring is not signed, but is in no way inferior to Wilms' objects of admirable craftsmanship. The materials are of choice quality, the craftsmanship is exceptional. We were able to discover the beautiful hand-forged ring in Munich and it is not unlikely that it was made there. An original and high quality piece of jewelry of the German economic miracle.

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Granulation is an ancient discipline of goldsmithing that originated with the ancient Etruscans. In this process, tiny gold beads are soldered onto a precious metal in such a way that they are only connected to each other at their respective tiny points of contact. Light and shadow on the surfaces thus granulated create a sculptural effect, and this is precisely what makes granulation work so appealing. The difficulty with this technique is to precisely match the melting point of the gold, because if the granulation balls get just a tiny bit too hot, the work immediately melts away. In the mid-19th century, the goldsmith Castellani revived this ancient technique, which is why we know it sufficiently from the jewellery of the Victorian era. What is less known, however, is that granulation experienced a renaissance once again in 20th century Germany. In 1918, art historian Marc Rosenberg published History of Goldsmithing on a Technical Basis - inspiring goldsmiths among his readership to experiment. Johann Michael Wilm from Munich and also Elisabeth Treskow succeeded in producing fine jewelry with granulation even before the war. In the time of the economic miracle, the technology had matured to such an extent that for a short time it was even possible to order granulated pieces from jewelry catalogs.

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€ 2,790.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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