Art Déco natural Burmese sapphire ring (certificate)
Type of jewelry: Old jewelry / Old ring
Period: Art Deco circa 1935
Metal: Platinum 950/1000
Total (gross) weight: 8.10 grams
Dimensions (ring head): 17 mm x 14 mm
Finger circumference: 53 (scaling possible)
Nature of the stones: Sapphire (approximately 1.60 carat GCS laboratory certificate indicating a Burmese origin and the absence of thermal modification), old cut diamonds and cut diamonds in pink (approximately 1.20 carat)
State of conservation: Very good state of conservation
History:
At the end of the war, French society underwent major transformations. This era was marked by a desire for renewal which was expressed in Art Deco.
Art Deco is the name given to the « modern » style of the 20th century. He had a worldwide influence during the interwar period and expressed himself in all areas of creation. This period marked the history of the jewel by associating inventiveness of the forms with an extraordinary smoothness of work on platinum.
This type of ancient jewel is enjoying increasing success given its timelessness.
Bibliographic references:
Art Deco jewelry, Sylvie Raulet, Paris, Editions du Regard, 1991
Art Deco jewelry in the 1940s, Mélissa Gabardi (text established with the collaboration of Solange Schnall), Paris, Editions de l’Amateur, 1986
Price: 6450 euros
Reference: 18 029 2