Art Deco ring with nautical theme diamonds and sapphires

This platinum Art Deco ring with an 18K white gold engraved shank holds your paradise escape in its scenery of 48 various cut diamonds in azured mille grain settings. The old European cut diamond on the left acts like a setting sun, which divides the oval seascape into the air with pierced wind gusts and the ocean with pierced wave swirls. On the horizon, you can see a cabochon cut sapphire sailboat with its glossing reflection on the water surface. The splendour of summer is even more highlighted with diamonds in the shank and meticulous openwork base.

Antique jewelry object group: ring

Condition: excellent 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 moderne 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.
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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
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Source of inspiration: shipping

Theme: sailing sailboat with its reflection in the water

Material: platinum and 18K white gold (the top of the ring is platinum and the shenk seems to be of a bit later date and is in 18K white gold)
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Diamonds: One old European cut diamond with an estimated weight of approx. 0.45 crt. (approximate color and clarity H/I, i) 42 old mine brilliant cut and single brilliant cut diamonds (also called 8/8) with a total estimated weight of approx. 2.36 crt. and five rose cut diamonds . We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.
Note: All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since the stones were not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.

Total diamond weight: approx. 2.81 crt. (without the rose cut diamonds)

Precious stones: three fancy cabochon cut sapphires . We did not check if the sapphires are lab produced or not as this information has no influence on the value of this jewel. Natural sapphires and lab produced sapphires were both used in this era, rather more for their effect than for their intrinsic value.
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Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and sapphire for September.
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Hallmarks: No trace.
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Dimensions: face of ring 2,77 cm (1,09 inch) x 1,76 cm (0,69 inch)

Weight: 9,90 gram (6,37 dwt)

Ring size Continental: 58 & 18½ , Size US 8¼ , Size UK: Q

Resizing: Free resizing, but because of the the way the ring is made, we cannot guarantee to make it on every size; so please ask in advance (only for extreme resizing we have to charge).
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Reference Nº: 15080-0003

Copyright photography: Adin, fine antique jewelry

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