Retro jewellery of the 1940's and 1950's was made in a style that was in quite stark contrast to the preceding Art Deco era, and this can be seen here in this fabulous 18ct gold diamond ring from the Retro era of the 1940's.
Made in 18ct rose and yellow gold in such an amazing bold angular design, the ring has such a sculptured tactile feel to it that both looks and feels amazing on the finger. Even from the side the scroll work supporting the top with the diamonds had so much thought put into it and is so amazing to admire.
The top of the ring measures 12.8mm wide by 22.7mm across from left to right and is set with 28 diamonds that total 0.56 carats and certainly give off a lot of sparkle that will make this ring get the attention that it deserves.
This is such a wonderful ring that is truly a piece of art as much as a piece of jewellery.
Stock# ES8046
Circa: 1940
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A brief history on Retro jewellery.
Retro describes jewellery produced between the later part of the 1930’s to the 1940’s, and also includes World War II. The styles and designs of the Art Deco jewellery still influenced designers in this era.
The retro movement was can be considered to be started by the head of Christie’s jewellery department, Francois Curiel. He named the era for customers who requested jewellery with the Retro look. His realization of this era brought great popularity and prestige to retro jewellery, resulting in the increase in value and price to these designs. Retro jewellery can be easily characterised by large chunky somewhat over the top designs in not only brooches and bracelets but also rings. The use of rose gold was also quite common even in 18ct.
Large gem set brooches with a combination of such stones such as rubies and diamonds in a floral motif where not uncommon.
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