Vintage Art Deco diamond engagement ring with blue enamel 1920

Unknown artist

DiamondEnamelGemstone
€ 3.300

Adin Fine Antique Jewellery

• About the artwork

  Antique jewelry object group
  ring (most probably "born" as collar stud and somewhere in its life changed to this ring)
  
  Condition
  very good condition
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  Country of origin
  unknown
  
  Style
  Art Deco - Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style which had its origins in Paris in the first decades of the 20th century. The style originated in the 1920s and continued to be employed until after World War II. The term "art deco" first saw wide use after an exhibition in 1966, referring to the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes that was the culmination of high-end style modern in Paris. Led by the best designers in the decorative arts such as fashion, and interior design, Art Deco affected all areas of design throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including architecture and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as painting, the graphic arts and film. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional and modern.
  See also: Art Deco
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  Style specifics
  Abstract motives and geometrical forms are quite typical for the Art Deco period. Art Deco moved away from the soft pastels and organic forms of its style predecessor, Art Nouveau, and embraced influences from many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative.
  
  Period
  ca. 1920
  Events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era.
  
  Material
  Two tones of precious metal, the main part being 18K yellow gold and the white parts are either white gold or platinum. (touchstone tested)
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  Technique
  Enamelling is an old and widely-adopted technology. The ancient Egyptians applied enamels to pottery and stone objects. The ancient Greeks, Celts, Russians, and Chinese also used enameling processes on metal objects. Enamel is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows and hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating on metal, glass or ceramic. According to some sources, the word enamel comes from the High German word smelzan (to smelt) via the Old French esmail. Used as a noun, "an enamel" is a usually small decorative object, coated with enamel coating, such as a champlevé or a cloisonné (different techniques).
  
  Diamonds
  25 rose cut diamonds and senailles. A senaille is a simplified rose cut diamond, a small diamond chip with perhaps a few polished facets. We do not have the weight of the rose cuts diamonds nor the senailles which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cut diamonds and senailles.
  All diamonds we offer are screened by the I.J.G.C. for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural.
  
  Birthstones
  Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April.
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  Hallmarks
  No trace.
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  Dimensions
  diameter top of ring 1,40 cm (0,55 inch)
  see picture with a ruler in millimeters and inches
  
  Weight
  3,90 gram (2,51 dwt)
  
  Ring size Continental EU: 50 & 16 , Size USA: 5¼ , Size UK: J½
  
  Resizing
  Free resizing (only for extreme resizing we have to charge).
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  Adin Reference Nº
  22236-0281
  
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