3 300 €
Hide pricesThis beautiful Art-Deco ring is set with old-cut diamonds of a beautiful quality for a total weight of approximately 1 .3 carat.
Circa 1920
Diamonds details
| Total weight | approx. 1,30 ct |
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| Valued color & clarity | F-G/VS-SI |
| Weight | 5,61 g |
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| Width (cm) | 0,9 |
| Ring size | 52 |
| Ref. | #7738 |
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In Paris during the Roaring Twenties, Art Deco diamond rings reflected a profound evolution in jewelry-making techniques and aesthetic principles. Geometric compositions, straight lines, and stepped designs gradually replaced the naturalistic motifs of Art Nouveau.
Platinum became the preferred metal of Parisian high jewelry houses thanks to its strength, allowing jewelers to create delicate settings, openwork galleries, and exceptionally precise stone settings. Old-cut diamonds, particularly Old European and antique cushion cuts, were combined with single-cut diamonds, baguettes, and, less frequently, emerald-cut stones.
Parisian jewelers employed various setting techniques, including bead, bezel, milgrain, and prong settings, sometimes combining several within a single mounting. Milgrain detailing, consisting of rows of tiny metal beads, emphasized the outlines of the diamonds and enhanced the delicacy of the designs.
Solitaire rings flanked by baguette-cut diamonds, rectangular stepped designs, and geometric cluster rings exemplified this architectural aesthetic. Mountings frequently featured openwork shoulders and engraved details along their profiles.
These Parisian rings from the 1920s demonstrate exceptional craftsmanship in platinum and a constant pursuit of balance between the geometry of the settings and the proportions of the diamonds.
