RUBY AND DIAMOND CLUSTER COCKTAIL RING - CIRCA 1950S

A STRIKING MID-CENTURY COCKTAIL RING FEATURING A MAGNIFICENT OVAL-CUT RUBY OF APPROXIMATELY 4.75 CARATS, SET WITHIN AN ELABORATE HALO SURROUND OF BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS AND SMALLER RUBIES.

GEMSTONE SPECIFICATION:
- CENTRE STONE: OVAL-CUT RUBY, DEEP CRIMSON RED, ESTIMATED 4.75 CARATS, LAB-GROWN DIAMOND
- SURROUND: ALTERNATING BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS AND ROUND-CUT RUBIES IN A DOUBLE-HALO CONFIGURATION
- TOTAL ESTIMATED DIAMOND WEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 2.5 CARATS
- TOTAL ESTIMATED RUBY WEIGHT (INCLUDING CENTRE): APPROXIMATELY 6.0 CARATS

CONSTRUCTION:
- METAL: STERLING SILVER (.925 PURITY)
- SETTING: SECURE PRONG SETTINGS THROUGHOUT
- BAND: SOLID STERLING SILVER WITH TAPERED PROFILE
- FINISH: POLISHED BRIGHT FINISH

DIMENSIONS:
- RING FACE WIDTH: APPROXIMATELY 2.2 CM
- RING FACE DEPTH: APPROXIMATELY 2.0 CM
- BAND WIDTH AT SHANK: APPROXIMATELY 0.8 CM
- ESTIMATED RING SIZE: APPROXIMATELY SIZE O (UK) / SIZE 7 (US)

CONDITION ASSESSMENT: EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR AGE. THE RUBY DISPLAYS VIVID, SATURATED COLOUR WITH EXCELLENT CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY. ALL GEMSTONES ARE SECURE AND SHOW NO SIGNS OF LOOSENING. THE STERLING SILVER RETAINS ITS BRIGHT POLISH WITH ONLY MINOR SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE USE. NO REPAIRS, RESTORATION, OR DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE RING REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH NO SPLITS OR SOLDER REPAIRS TO THE BAND OR SETTINGS.

STYLE AND PERIOD: THIS RING EXEMPLIFIES THE GLAMOROUS AESTHETIC OF MID-20TH CENTURY COCKTAIL JEWELLERY, WITH ITS BOLD PROPORTIONS AND GENEROUS USE OF PRECIOUS GEMSTONES. THE DESIGN REFLECTS THE POST-WAR PREFERENCE FOR STATEMENT PIECES COMBINING RUBIES AND DIAMONDS IN ELABORATE CLUSTER SETTINGS. THE STERLING SILVER CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LANGUAGE SUGGEST EUROPEAN OR AMERICAN MANUFACTURE, CIRCA 1950S.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. ACCOMPANIED BY ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BOX WITH DECORATIVE FLORAL MOTIF AND HANDWRITTEN GEMSTONE NOTATION IDENTIFYING THE RUBY AND CARAT WEIGHT.

THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL AND IMPRESSIVE COCKTAIL RING SUITABLE FOR FORMAL OCCASIONS OR AS A SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO A VINTAGE JEWELLERY COLLECTION. THE COMBINATION OF A HIGH-QUALITY RUBY WITH SUPPORTING DIAMONDS IN STERLING SILVER REPRESENTS EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MID-CENTURY STATEMENT JEWELLERY OF THIS CALIBRE.

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