Vintage 1920's Art Deco diamond engagement ring 1920

Unknown artist

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Price on request

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• About the artwork

  Antique jewelry object group
  engagement ring (or anniversary 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
  platinum (touchstone tested)
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  Extra information
  Diamond is the birthstone for the month of April, and besides being the most popular gemstone for engagement rings, it is also the anniversary gem for the 10th and 60th years of marriage.
  
  Even though the diamond is the hardest of all gemstones known to man, it is the simplest in composition: it is common carbon. The ancient Greeks believed that diamonds were splinters of stars fallen to earth. It was even said by some that they were the tears of the Gods or perhaps crystallized lightning or hardened dew drops. The exact origin of diamonds remained something of a mystery for centuries.
  
  In ancient times only kings wore diamonds as a symbol of strength, courage and invincibility. Over the centuries, the diamond acquired its unique status as the ultimate gift of love. It was said that Cupid's arrows were tipped with diamonds which have a magic that nothing else can ever quite equal.
  
  But it wasn't until 1477, when Archduke Maximillian of Austria gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy, that the tradition of diamond engagement rings began. Even the reason a woman wears it on the third finger of her left hand dates back to the early Egyptian belief that the vena amoris (vein of love) ran directly from the heart to the top of the third finger, left hand.
  
  Diamonds
  One old brilliant cut diamondwith an estimated weight of ± 0.32ct
  Twelve single brilliant cut diamonds (also called 8/8)with an estimated weight of ± 0.28ct
  
  Total diamond count
  13 pcs.
  
  Total diamond weight
  approx. 0.60 crt with an average colour and clarity H/I, vs/si
  
  All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
  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
  band width top of ring 1,15 cm (0,45 inch)
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  Weight
  3,70 gram (2,38 dwt)
  
  Ring size Continental EU: 51 & 16¼ , Size USA: 5½ , Size UK: K½
  
  Resizing
  Free resizing (only for extreme resizing we have to charge).
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  Adin Reference Nº
  23137-0327
  
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• About the artist

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