French Art Deco diamond ring (2 carats)

Period: Art Deco circa 1930
Origin: French work (French punches)
Metal: Platinum 950/1000
Total weight (gross): 4.90 grams
Dimensions (ring head): 2 cm x 1.50 cm
Ring size: 53 (size adjustment possible)
Type of stones: Old cut diamond (around 1.10 carat) and 8 x 8 diamonds (around 0.90 carat), calibrated sapphires
State of conservation: Very good state of conservation
History:
At the end of the war, French society underwent great transformations. This period was marked by a desire for renewal which was to be expressed in Art Deco.
Art Deco is the name given to the « modern » style of the 20th century. He enjoyed worldwide influence during the interwar years and expressed himself in all areas of creation. This period marked the history of jewelry by associating inventiveness of forms with extraordinary finesse of work on platinum.
This type of antique jewelry is enjoying increasing success given its timelessness.
Bibliographical references:
Art deco jewelry, Sylvie Raulet, Paris, Editions du Regard, 1991
Art Deco jewelry in the 1940s, Mélissa Gabardi
(text prepared with the collaboration of Solange Schnall), Paris, éditions de l’Amateur, 1986
Price: 5800 euros
Reference: 18 021 2