French Art Deco diamond ring
Period: Art Deco around 1930
Metal: Platinum 950/1000
Total weight (gross): 4.80 grams
Finger size: 53 (size adjustment possible)
Type of stones: Half-cut diamonds (approximately 1.8 carat, of which the 2 main ones 0.40 carat)
State of conservation: Very good state of conservation
History:
At the end of the war, French society underwent great transformations. This era was marked by a desire for renewal which was to be expressed in Art Deco.
Art Deco is the name given to the « modern » style of the 20th century. He enjoyed worldwide influence during the interwar years and expressed himself in all areas of creation. This period marked the history of jewelry by associating inventiveness of forms with extraordinary finesse of work on platinum.
This type of old jewel is enjoying increasing success given its timelessness.
Bibliographical references:
Art deco jewelry, Sylvie Raulet, Paris, Editions du Regard, 1991
Art Deco jewelry in the 1940s, Mélissa Gabardi (text drawn up in collaboration with Solange Schnall), Paris, éditions de l’Amateur, 1986
Price: 4400 euros
Reference: 13 080 6