Ruby diamond ring around 1940
Type of jewelry: Old jewelry / Old ring
Period: Around 1940
Origin: French work
Metal: Gold 750/1000 (18 k), platinum 950/1000
Total weight (gross): 15.50 grams
Dimensions (ring head): 21 mm x 18 mm
Finger circumference: 50 (scaling possible)
Nature of the stones: Old cut diamond (0.95 carat), ruby
State of conservation: Very good state of conservation
In 1937, the International Exhibition of Technical Arts in Modern Life foreshadowed a new style which developed in the 1940s by freeing itself from Art Deco.
This immediately recognizable type of ancient jewelry is the subject of renewed interest today.
Bibliographic references:
1940s jewelry 1950, Sylvie Raulet, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1987
Price: 3600 euros
Reference: 02 049 2