Belle Époque Brilliance: A Sapphire Ring with Timeless Charm

This ring, a quintessential representation of the Belle Époque era around 1910, elegantly combines platinum and 18K yellow gold. It features a central natural sapphire of approximately 0.88 carats, surrounded by a total of 18 diamonds, including two old mine brilliant cuts and twelve single cuts, cumulatively weighing around 0.74 carats. The ring embodies the era's luxurious and sophisticated aesthetic, with its intricate design and exceptional craftsmanship reflecting the period's blend of Renaissance and eighteenth-century styles, marking a golden age in European history.

Antique jewelry object group
ring

Condition
very good condition
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Country of origin
unknown

Style
Belle Époque - The Belle Époque (French for "Beautiful Era") was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I. Occurring during the time of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, the "Belle Époque" was named in retrospect, when it began to be considered a "golden age" the major powers of Europe, new technologies improved lives and the commercial arts adapted Renaissance and eighteenth-century styles to modern forms. In the newly rich United States, emerging from the Panic of 1873, the comparable epoch was dubbed the Gilded Age. In the United Kingdom, this epoch overlaps the end of what is called the Victorian Era there and the period named the Edwardian Era.
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Style specifics
The Belle Époque (French for "Beautiful Era") was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century from the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and lasted until World War I (1914-18).

Occurring during the time of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, the "Belle Époque" was named in retrospect, when it began to be considered a "golden age" the major powers of Europe, new technologies improved lives and the commercial arts adapted Renaissance and eighteenth-century styles to modern forms.

In the newly rich United States, emerging from the Panic of 1873, the comparable epoch was dubbed the Gilded Age. In the United Kingdom, this epoch overlaps the end of what is called the Victorian Era there and the period named the Edwardian Era.

In the Belle Époque cheap coal and cheap labour contributed to the cult of the orchid and made possible the perfection of fruits grown under glass, as the apparatus of state dinners extended to the upper classes; champagne was perfected during the Belle Époque. Exotic feathers and furs were more prominently featured in fashion than ever before, as haute couture was invented in Paris, the centre of the Belle Époque, where fashion began to move in a yearly cycle; in Paris restaurants such as Maxim's achieved a new splendour and cachet as places for the rich to parade, and the Opéra Garnier devoted enormous spaces to staircases as similar show places.

After mid-century, railways linked all the major cities of Europe to spa towns like Biarritz and Deauville; their carriages were rigorously divided into first-class and second-class, but the super-rich now began to commission private railway coaches, as exclusivity was a hallmark of opulent luxury. Bohemian lifestyles gained a different glamour, pursued in the cabarets of Montmartre.

Period
ca. 1910
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Material
platinum and 18K yellow gold (touchstone tested)
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Diamonds
Two old mine brilliant cut diamonds with an estimated weight of ± 0.50ct
Twelve old cut single brilliant cut diamonds (also called 8/8) with an estimated weight of ± 0.24ct
Four rose cut diamonds . We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.


Total diamond count
18 pcs.

Total diamond weight without rose cuts
approx. 0.74 crt with an average colour and clarity F/I, vs/i

All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
All diamonds we offer are screened by the I.J.G.C. for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural.

Precious stones
One natural sapphire with an estimated weight of ± 0.88ct (heathed)

Birthstones
Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and sapphire for September.
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Hallmarks
No trace.
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Dimensions
band width top of ring 0,97 cm (0,38 inch)
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Weight
3,60 gram (2,31 dwt)

Ring size Continental EU: 57 & 18¼ , Size USA: 8 , Size UK: P½

Resizing
Free resizing (only for extreme resizing we have to charge).
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Adin Reference Nº
22012-0049

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