Typical Art Nouveau diamond engagement ring

Object group: rings
Country of origin: France
Style: Art Nouveau - (styles overview)
Style specifics: Art Nouveau - The floral ornaments and botanical designs are very typical for the Art Nouveau style. Also the use of curvilinear lines is typical for this period.
Period: 1900 - events and facts this year
Source of inspiration: mother nature
Material: 18K yellow gold and platinum, although most of this jewel is in yellow gold, the diamonds are set in platinum. This finds it origin in a much older period where it was common for diamonds to be set in silver (see explanation on silver on gold). - (precious metals)
Extra information: engagement ring - An engagement ring is a finger ring of no generally accepted form that is given by a man to his fiancée as a token of marriage engagement, in the manner of the earlier betrothal ring, and indistinguishable in form or style. In recent years such rings have normally been set with a gemstone, usually a diamond (or any stone other than the ill-reputed opal), as a solitaire, of varying sizes, cuts, styles, and cost, but in the 19th century some were set with a pearl. In the same century the custom arose in England of separate engagement ring and wedding ring, and in very recent years such rings have sometimes been made en suite as a matching pair of similar style.
Diamonds: Three old mine brilliant cut diamonds with a total estimated weight of approx. 1.00 crt. (approximate color and clarity:J/K, si/i)
Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for - (general birthstones explanation)
Hallmarks: French origin since 1838 - eagle's head - We are sure of the origin of this jewel because of the control mark for 18K gold representing an eagle's head (that was in use in France from about 1838). - (general hallmarks info)
Condition: excellent condition - (our condition scale)
Weight : 5.80 gram (3.73 dwt)
Ring size Continental: 51 & 16¼ , Size US 5½ , Size UK: K½
Resizing: It is our pleasure to resize the ring for you (if needed) at our expense. Only for extreme resizing we have to charge. - (list ring sizes)

Reference Nº : 08171-4274 (or click here)

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