Paris Dreams of Love

Antiuque Ring with Untreated Burma Ruby & Diamonds, Paris c. 1900

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Antiuque Ring with Untreated Burma Ruby & Diamonds, Paris c. 1900

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No gemstone has been so often associated with love in history and the arts as the ruby. It was its color alone that prompted Robert Herrick to compare it to the rosy mouth of his beloved Juliet. Oscar Wilde also compared the red of the ruby to the color of the heart in his fairy tale The Nightingale and the Rose, and William Blake spoke of the "rubies and pearls" of the loving gaze. At the beginning of the 20th century, George Kunz, the well-known American mineralogist, tried to link this cultural significance of ruby with scientific facts. He wrote: "the idea of passion was associated with the red and radiant ruby, another concept whose relative truth was proved by spectral analysis, since the red rays are warming and invigorating." (Translated from George Frederick Kunz, The Curious Lore of Precious Stones..., Philadelphia & London 1913, p. 28) Here is a fine purple ruby from the most legendary site on earth. The stone, weighing around 2.10 ct, comes from the mines of Burma and owes its intense color to nature alone. No treatment could be detected during the gemmological examination. The gemstone's cut alone, a combination of star and step cut, artfully intensifies its color through light reflections. The special feature is the rich inclusion pattern of the stone, which has a lot of "silk". This characteristic of Burma rubies is caused by the mineral rutile and, depending on the incidence of light, gives the ruby a silky sheen. Two certificates confirm the quality of the stone. The ruby is surrounded by twelve old-cut diamonds, which are set in open platinum settings with a total weight of approx. 1.40 ct. The ring band is made of high-carat gold and features French gold hallmarks. A real jewel and a timeless gift of love that came to us from the Côte d'Azur and was created in Paris in the years around 1900.

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