Strong design Retro Forties tank bracelet with rubies

Antique jewelry object group
bracelet

Condition
very good condition
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Country of origin
France

Style
Vintage Retro - The style now called "Retro Art" is a genre which was developed in the 1940s and 1950s in response to a need for bold, eye-catching graphics and shapes that were easy to reproduce.
See also: Retro
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Style specifics
Retro Style is a recent designation for the period in the forties when large scale, stylized geometric forms, drapes, bows or ribbons were all the rage. Pink Gold, set with colored stones, sometimes in floral forms was common.

Period
ca. 1950
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Material
18K pink gold (touchstone tested)
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Precious stones
72 rubies (lab produced) (also called verneuil ruby). The fact that these stones are lab produced has no influence on the value of this jewel. Natural rubies and lab produced rubies were both used in this era, rather more for their effect than for their intrinsic value.

Birthstones
Ruby is the birthstone (or month stone) for July.
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Hallmarks
Although it carries a typical French control mark representing an owl , we cannot be sure it is actually French as the owl was also used for items in finished condition that were brought to be examined by the French Assay office (the eagle’s head was used for items brought in unfinished).
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Dimensions
18,50 cm (7,28 inch) x 2,08 cm (0,82 inch)
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Weight
78,50 gram (50,48 dwt)

Adin Reference Nº
21349-0173

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