French Art Deco Diamond Ring (1.20 Carat Center 0.95 Carat)

Type of jewel: Old jewel / Old ring Period: Art Deco around 1930 Metal: Platinum 950/1000 Total weight (gross): 4.40 grams Ring size: 52.5 (can be resized) Dimensions (ring head) : 1.4 cm x 1.4 cm Nature of the stones: Old cut diamond and 8 x 8 diamonds (approximately 1.20 carat, including central diamond 0.95 carat, estimated gemological characteristics I VS). State of preservation: Very good state of preservation History: At the end of the war, French society experienced great transformations. This period is marked by a desire for renewal that will be expressed in Art Deco. Art Deco is the name given to the “modern” style of the 20th century. He knew a global influence during the interwar period and expressed himself in all areas of creation. This period marked the history of jewelery by associating inventiveness of forms with an extraordinary delicacy of work on platinum. This type of antique jewelry 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 Reference: 03 061 2