Art Deco Garnet Cabochon Ring gypsy rings minimal wear with light patina

minimal wear with light patina

Wearable length: 15 inches

aka the meander or meandros

characterised by intricate applied gold filigree and granulation - almost impossibly delicate - and set with vibrant foil-backed pink topaz gemstones

and the rise of Augustus as the first Roman emperor

Art Deco Garnet Cabochon Ring gypsy rings minimal wear with light patinaCool Art Deco single stone ring dating from the 1920s. Quite unusually for the period, it's set with a cabochon garnet, blood red, in a platinum halo bezel and contrasting yellow gold band. Garnets were the stone of choice 100 years earlier during the Georgian Regency period, but by the 1920s the advent of synthetic rubies and a penchant for brighter, bolder hues had the garnet sidelined somewhat making this a rare ring indeed. Era: Art Deco, circa