Gothic Arches

Vintage Yellow Gold Ring with Smoky Quartz, London 1976


€ 590.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Vintage Yellow Gold Ring with Smoky Quartz, London 1976
Vintage Yellow Gold Ring with Smoky Quartz, London 1976
Description
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Large gold rings were one of the defining themes in jewelry fashion in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to the display of large gemstones, it was above all the structure of the gold that lent the designs additional appeal. "Textures fascinate craftsmen today more than ever before", wrote Graham Hughes in 1963 in his book Modern Jewellery (London 1963). The demand was no longer for purely shiny, polished gold surfaces, but for those that played with light and shadow through their surfaces and thus brought out all facets of the gold color. This ring also illustrates these design principles. It features a large, square-faceted smoky quartz in the center. The dark, sparkling stone is held in place by surrounding golden prongs which, when viewed from the side, dissolve into a series of openwork arches and are reminiscent of the clerestory of a Gothic cathedral. The ring thus appears almost like a small, wearable piece of architecture. Floral ring shoulders lead over to the narrow ring band. Tone on tone, a detailed design is created in warm gold, which is worked in such a way that it allows a view of the stone's facets from almost any angle. As the hallmarks on the inside of the ring band show, the ring was created in London in 1976. It is in very good condition and came to us from the south of England.
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Vintage Yellow Gold Ring with Smoky Quartz, London 1976
Gothic Arches
€ 590.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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