Platinum and gold Art Deco ring with an architectural gallery, featuring a central bezel set old European cut diamond with millegrain detailing on the edge on a banded background of blood coral with onyx vertical shoulders. This design feature is mirrored in the horizontal shoulders with a central gold band flanked by two platinum ones. All the bands in the ring are slightly rounded giving the ring an overall domed shape and facilitating the transition to the ring shank. This ring is a perfect example of the strong geometric influence and contrasting use of colour typical for Art Deco pieces. It also showcases the ground braking use of semiprecious stones and hard stones combined with precious stones such as diamond, a heritage from the Art Nouveau jewelers. Antique jewelry object group: ring Condition: excellent condition Country of origin: Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe this to be of Belgian origin. Style: Art Deco - Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style which had its origins in Paris in the first decades of the 20th century. The style originated in the 1920s and continued to be employed until after World War II. The term "art deco" first saw wide use after an exhibition in 1966, referring to the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes that was the culmination of high-end style moderne in Paris. Led by the best designers in the decorative arts such as fashion, and interior design, Art Deco affected all areas of design throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including architecture and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as painting, the graphic arts and film. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional and modern. Style specifics: Abstract motives and geometrical forms are quite typical for the Art Deco period. Art Deco moved away from the soft pastels and organic forms of its style predecessor, Art Nouveau, and embraced influences from many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative. Period: ca. 1930 Material: platinum and 18K yellow gold Extra information: Art Deco - The Art Deco style is a very famous and popular art movement that had a lot influence in the world of jewelry. Art Deco was introduced in the 1920s as protest against the Art Nouveau style. Art Deco ended in the 1930s. The style emphasized a very abstract design with geometric patterns and as most favorite colors: black (onyx), blue (sapphire) , green (emerald) , white (diamond) and red (coral). The baguette and emerald-cuts, which had been developed in the nineteenth century, where very popular in the 1920s because they blended so much with the geometrical lines of the Art Deco style. Most of the Art Deco jewelry has a very luxury design. This is because of the large amount of money that was made in the war of 1914. All this money gave the opportunity to buy the best fashionable materials like: diamonds, platinum, red gold and yellow gold for the design of the jewels. Of course there are a lot of beautiful but less priced jewels in the Art Deco movement. Years later in the 1960s and 1970s Art Deco came back as a very popular decorative art. Even nowadays you can see that Art Deco style has great influence on our designing in all kind of branches. History of Art Deco After the Universal Exposition of 1900, various French artists formed a formal collective known as, La Societe des artistes decorateurs (the society of the decorator artists). Founders included Hector Guimard, Eugene Grasset, Raoul Lachenal, Paul Follot, Maurice Dufrene, and Emile Decour. These artists heavily influenced the principles of Art Deco as a whole. This societys purpose wasto demonstrate French decorative arts leading position and evolution internationally. They organized the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Art), which would feature French art and business interests. Russian artist Vadim Meller was awarded a gold medal for his scenic design there. The initial movement was called Style Moderne. The term Art Deco was derived from the Exposition of 1925, though it was not until the late 1960s that this term was coined by art historian Bevis Hillier, and popularized by his 1968 book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s. In the summer of 1969, Hillier conceived organizing an exhibition called Art Deco at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, which took place from July to September 1971. After this event, interest in Art Deco peaked with the publication of Hilliers 1971 book The World of Art Deco, a record of the exhibition. Diamonds: One old European cut diamond with an estimated weight of approx. 0.26 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. (approximate color and clarity: J, vs/si) Total diamond weight: approx. 0.26 crt. Precious stones: A sort of cabochon cut blood coral and onyx Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and onyx for July. Hallmarks: No trace. Dimensions: top of ring 1,90 cm (0,75 inch) x 0,90 cm (0,35 inch) Weight: 10,00 gram (6,43 dwt) Ring size Continental: 56 & 17_ , Size US 7_ , Size UK: O_ 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). Reference N: 13056-0060 Copyright photography: Adin, fine antique jewelry