Here we have a superb late Art Deco circa 1940 vivid red rubellite tourmaline, ruby and diamond ring crafted in 14K yellow gold.
Rings such as this custom made one of a kind ring from this period are extremely rare to see. True to the late part of the Deco era this ring is geometric, sculptural, chunky, luxurious and eye catching! The colors are divine vivid red, yellow gold, white.
In total this ring weighs 11.69 grams.
It is a size 5 1/2 US. Please enquire about sizing.
The sculptural gem set top of this ring measures approximately 11/16" long by 3/4" wide and rises 3/8" high off the finger (17mm x 19mm x 10mm).
Set in the middle of the unique setting there is a large earth mined untreated natural vivid red rubellite tourmaline. This exceptional stone is eye clean, oval cut and measures 12.24mm by 10.15mm by 7.20mm and weighs 6.7 carats as estimated in the setting. This is a very large tourmaline for this intense color and transparency. This large rubellite tourmaline is eye clean which is the highest clarity grade an appraiser can assign to a colored gem.
There are 9 square cut natural untreated unheated red rubies with a total weight of 0.27 carats
The total diamond weight of F/G color VS/SI clarity old melee cut and round brilliant cut diamonds is 0.33 carats.
This heirloom Art Deco ring has a total tourmaline, ruby and diamond weight of 7.3 carats.
It presents beautifully and is ready to gift or to wear.
An appraisal is included with your purchase of this extraordinary art deco ring.
We shall ship in a presentation box for safe keeping.
Unfortunately, in the last two decades many rubies seen in modern jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion and deep diffusion. There are also sapphires treated heavily with beryllium treatment to imitate rubies. In recent years rubies have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Oftentimes this clarity enhancement may appear on certificates as the note(s) “residues” or “minor residues” or perhaps “foreign substance”. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a ruby. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell rubies with these treatments.
The photos form part of the description. Like all colored stones there is a color variation that occurs in different lighting conditions both inside but also outside, even the time of day can make the color of a stone appear a little different. We do our best to show colors as we see them. Color perception is highly individual and some people can perceive more colors than others, also colors can appear somewhat different on different screens and devices due to variations in screen hardware and device display settings.
