Symbol of Love

Vintage Cluster Ring with Untreated Burmese Ruby & Diamonds, c. 1970

€ 3,790.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Vintage Cluster Ring with Untreated Burmese Ruby & Diamonds, c. 1970

Description

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

Gemstones were often associated with rich symbolism in the 19th century. The ruby, for example, was considered the stone of passionate love: "Ruby is passion," wrote the British painter Edward Burne-Jones to his close friend Frances Graham. And the German ladies' journal Bazar also announced in November 1886: "In general, it is regarded as the symbol of the most passionate and ardent love". A fine ruby is presented in the present ring amid a wreath of diamonds. The stone, weighing about one carat, has a beautiful red color. It shows the finest natural inclusions in the form of microscopic needles made of the mineral rutile. They are interwoven and form the so-called "silk" of the ruby, which gives the gemstone its unique shimmer depending on the incidence of light. The vast majority of rubies on the market today have been heat treated to intensify their color and improve their purity. Rubies that have neither been heat treated nor irradiated are precious rarities and often much more expensive than diamonds of the same size. Such a precious "no heat" ruby from Burma we see here. Rings like this are also called entourage rings. Since early modern times, similar designs have been known, meant to showcase a gorgeous center stone. Our ring was created in the years around 1970, and it varies the old theme anew in contemporary taste. Thus, not only brilliant-cut diamonds frame the ruby, but also trapezoid-cut diamonds. This gives the piece of jewelry a special touch, influenced by the so-called ballerina rings of the sixties. To make sure that our ruby is indeed an untreated stone from Burma, we have commissioned two expert opinions that confirm the quality of the gemstone as well as its origin.

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Symbol of Love

€ 3,790.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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