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Large Sapphire & Diamond Ring Made of Older Components, c. 1890/1910/1935

€ 1,690.00 ^*

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Large Sapphire & Diamond Ring Made of Older Components, c. 1890/1910/1935

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 earlier generations, those who wanted to own jewellery in the latest fashion did not always simply go to the jeweller to purchase a ready-made piece. Much more often, the path led to the goldsmith, where a new piece of jewellery would be created based on personal ideas and in collaboration with the craftsman. A typical approach that we can observe time and again is this: Instead of creating entirely new pieces from scratch, existing gemstones were often incorporated into the design, and sometimes even entire jewellery pieces or parts of them were reused. This led to the creation of new jewels that not only continued the history of the family but could also be both traditionally rooted and modern at the same time. The beautiful ring presented here, from the 1930s, shows that this approach was not only common in the 19th century but also reappears later on. The ring, which features the sparkle of small diamond roses and a deep blue sapphire, brings together different generations and combines two old pieces of jewellery into one new ring. The elongated oval ring head, with open-work elements, holds a natural, untreated sapphire at its centre, surrounded by diamonds in a rose-cut setting. A simple ring band with applied shoulders completes the delicate design of the ring today. We believe that the old centrepiece with the sapphire and diamonds originally belonged to an earring from the 1890s, of which the matching piece was lost. For the ring band, an old wedding ring has been used, which, according to the engraving inside, was first worn at a wedding in 1910. The goldsmith of the following years used yellow gold for the creation of this work, which complements beautifully with the rose gold of the older pieces. The ring now spans a period of around 130 years and remains in excellent condition. It came to us from Minden, just as it appears today.

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€ 1,690.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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