Golden estate ring with diamonds and tiger eye from the seventies

What makes good antique jewelry good antique jewelry? As experts in the trade of antique jewelry we think we know the answer. Good antique jewelry is jewelry on which you can clearly recognize the period and style it was made and that was also made in the period it pretends to come from. Such is the case with this ring. It is so typically made in the 1970's and strong in design and execution that we already know that within many decades from now this ring will still be top quality. This is what makes good antique jewelry good antique jewelry.

We were lucky to buy this ring together with the matching earring. You can see the earring when you click this link

Antique jewelry object group: rings

Country of origin: France

Style: estate jewelry
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Period: ca. 1980
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Material: platinum and 18K yellow gold
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Diamonds: 26 modern brilliant cut diamonds with a total estimated weight of approx. 0.90 crt.
Note: All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since the stones were not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.

Precious stones: tiger's eye
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Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April.
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Signature: CF

Hallmarks: The French control marks representing an eagle’s head (that was in use in France from about 1838) next to the dog's head which is the official French hallmark for jewelry containing or made of platinum and that has been used since 1912. and a master mark CF from which we couldn't find back the name of the master.
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Condition: excellent condition
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Dimensions: top of ring 3.50 cm (1.38 inch) x 2.40 cm (0.94 inch)

Weight: 22.10 gram (14.21 dwt)

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

Resizing: Free resizing, but because of the the way the ring is made, we cannot guarantee to make it on every size; so please ask in advance (only for extreme resizing we have to charge).
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Reference Nº: 09259-4212

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