Royal Blue

Antique Untreated Sapphire and Diamonds and Diamond Cluster Ring, c. 1890

€ 4,950.00 ^*

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Antique Untreated Sapphire and Diamonds and Diamond Cluster Ring, c. 1890

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 sapphire is usually accompanied by diamonds, as their white sparkle effectively enhances the blue stone's depth and intensity – just as in this beautiful antique ring. 14 old-cut diamonds surround a high-quality sapphire. The stone is particularly clear and has an intense royal blue color. It is not too dark and not too light, but has the optimum color intensity. In addition, laboratory analysis has shown that this is an untreated, i.e. unheated stone: it was therefore nature alone that created the color of the gemstone. Sapphire and diamonds are set in slightly reddish gold. This color of high-carat gold is created by adding a small amount of copper to the alloy and was quite common in the late 19th century. In addition to the shape of the diamond settings and the cut of the diamonds, the color of the gold also provides a clue to the dating of the ring: we think that the stones were set around 1890. We have had the ring band renewed in our workshop using high-carat, color-matching gold. This means that the beautiful ring can be worn again for many years to come. An independent expert opinion has checked the quality of the materials and is included with the ring.

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According to popular belief, the sapphire is the stone of truth, loyalty, wisdom and reason. Accordingly, the Doge of Venice wore such a mild, blue stone set in gold as a sign of his loyalty and marriage to the sea. Queen Elizabeth I of England also believed that her sapphire could protect her against slander and cunning. Of all gemstones, the deep blue sapphire in particular has been ascribed various mythical qualities over the centuries. In the Middle Ages, bishops wore this stone as a ring because they believed it warded off deceit and falsehood and protected the wearer from envy. In his natural history of gemstones Della storia naturale della cameo, Naples 1730, Giacinto Gimma then wrote that the color blue stands for Venus and the study of celestial bodies and stars, and is represented most purely in sapphire. It is possible that the meaning of sapphire in the so-called gemlore, the language of gemstones, developed from these associations in the 19th century. In this language, it was associated with truth and loving loyalty. For example, the painter Sir Edward Burne Jones, who also designed jewellery, wrote to his close friend Frances Graham: "Sapphire is truth, and I am never without it [...] Sapphires I make my totem of!"

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Royal Blue

€ 4,950.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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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.

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