1950s Sapphire Wire-Work Ring

1950s Sapphire Wire-Work RingUnusual mid century cluster ring of fine gold wire work construction. The head is set with tiered halos of blue sapphires, rising above an outer petal like border. Presumed European, and built in 14 carat gold that's taken on a gorgeous patina. It came in a parcel with another ring of similar wire work construction. Era: Vintage, circa 1950 Head size: 19. 1mm Ring size: Q or 8. 25 US. Resizable for 55 Stone: Sapphire (corundum) Hallmarks: Stamped 14K

Art Deco chequerboard ring dating from the 1920s

The head runs north-south down the finger

Set with 1

Beads range from: 16

Stone: Natural Peridot

almost alienistic aesthetic that characterised the English post-war modernist jewellery movement

and swallowed the pregnant Titaness Metis (Athena's mother) whole

graduated in size and unusually set in 'pie-crust' style mounts

Head size: 1

" Dike was always depicted carrying a pair of balance scales

some of the major design houses had began to incorporate jade into their Art Deco creations (looking at you

swirl around the pearl which is mounted in an openworked flower base