Allen Street

Circa 1930s Deco 1cttw Ruby & .10ct Diamond Handmade Ring, ATL #626 You'll fall in love with this romantic ring the moment you lay eyes on this beauty! The oval cut rubies are a deep purple-red color similar to a glass of red wine. They sparkle and glisten in a 14k yellow gold mount with small diamond accents in between each ruby. The center ruby is set in a four-prong frame and the two side rubies have five prongs. The additional prongs on the accent rubies taper to a smooth gold shank below. The gallery beneath all the stones exposes a lovely and elegant whimsical design in the handmade gold frame. This is where the exquisite detail is evident! The flawless gallery makes this ring beautiful from all sides. The gallery reflects Victorian era designs and the top geometric mount of the stones stays true to the 1930s art deco style. This ring is truly a piece of art! The ring is 4.5 mm in height at the center. And the shank tapers from 3.5-2 mm. The rubies have slight abrasions after years of wear, but this is not noticeable until viewed up close. The metalwork and quality of the ring still remain as beautiful as ever! This piece shows that high quality craftsmanship will withstand the test of time! This piece is accompanied with a GAI Gemological Lab certificate and appraisal. Details Ring Details: Metal Type: 14k Yellow Gold Size: 5.25 Weight: 4.1 g Ruby Details: Cut: Oval Carat Weight: 1cttw Color: Purple Red Diamond Details: Cut: Round Carat Weight: .10cttw Significance Art Deco Era: Time Period: The Art Deco movement is sometimes dated to between 1920 to 1930, but its beginnings started around 1915 and continued into the 30s. While the styles of the time were in full swing between the 1920s and 1930s, and exploded in the mid-1920s thanks to the "Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes" held in 1925 in Paris, Art Deco rings may be found dated from 1915 and up to around the mid-1930s.  Description of Era: The artistic design styles of the day were heavily eclectic, even daring, and combined geometric patterns and lines with natural themes and shapes. This was an age of travel, exploration, economic booms and discovering new prospects. The world was experiencing a celebration of renewal and happiness post World War I and this awareness of new beginnings is captured in designs from the Art Deco era.  Art Nouveau influences from the early 1900s can be seen in many Art Deco styles too - a few in particular include geometric designs combined with ribbon, swirl and flower shapes. Motifs were also heavily influenced by increased travel, a growing interest in discovering other cultures, and the opening of King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922. Many Art Deco designs contain Egyptian, African, Oriental and American Indian symbols, designs and patterns. A bright and bold look was accomplished using eye-catching metal work combined with large diamonds and gemstones to create a style of geometric patterns and shapes. During the Art Deco years, yellow gold was not used often. Platinum, 18k and 14k white gold and sterling silver were most common.  Colorful gemstones and gorgeous diamonds were used often in designs. Gemstones featured prominently in rings of the day, in addition to diamonds, included emeralds, sapphires, jade, black onyx and rubies. Crystal and mother-of-pearl were favored in ring designs throughout the Art Deco years as well and the channel setting was the most popular type of gemstone setting at this time. Art Deco diamond rings were generally made with stones cut with large top table facets and newer cuts such as baguettes, triangle cuts and emerald cuts. However, old world traditional diamond cuts are sometimes seen in Art Deco rings as well. Ethically Sourced When you choose to go vintage with VERMA, you are cutting out the use for further mining and environmental damages which are a byproduct. In addition, the diamonds used in our collection are all conflict-free; as the conflict mines were in production after our pieces are dated.