Art deco natural Burmese ruby and diamond French ring (intense red, LFG certificate)

Period: Art Deco circa 1930
Metal: Platinum 950/1000 and gold 750/1000 (18 k)
Total weight (gross): 3.40 grams
Dimensions (ring head): 15 mm
Finger size: 55 (size adjustment possible)
Type of stones: Ruby (1.50 carat, French Laboratory of Gemmology certificate indicating a Burmese origin, the absence of thermal modification and a bright red color), old cut diamonds (approximately 1.30 carats)
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 would 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 jewelery by associating inventiveness of forms with extraordinary finesse of work on platinum.
This type of antique jewel 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 drawn up in collaboration with Solange Schnall), Paris, éditions de l’Amateur, 1986
Comments: Rubies come in several shades of red, bright red is highly sought after.
Price: 8700 euros
Reference: 10 090 2