JEAN VENDOME 18 KT GOLD "ECHELLE" RING WITH 30.82 Ctw OF GREEN TOURMALINE

RARE AND IMPORTANT GEOMETRIC RING DESIGNED BY JEAN VENDOME (B-1930). AN  EARLY SCULPTURAL PIECE CREATED AT HIS OWN ATELIER IN PARIS, IN THE 1980'S. IS TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD. 

A STUNNING GEOMETRIC PIECE REALIZED WITH A STRONG CUBISM LOOK. THIS EXACT MODEL IS PART OF THE COLLECTION NAMED, "ECHELLE".

CHANEL SET AT TOP WITH A NATURAL BRAZILIAN GREEN TOURMALINE. AN EMERALD CUT GEMSTONE WITH MEASUREMENTS OF 22 mm BY 14 mm BY 10 mm AND A WEIGHT OF 25.18 CARATS.

IS ACCENTED AT ONE SIDE ONLY WITH 4 NATURAL TOURMALINE GEMSTONES WITH A COLOR DEGRADE FROM LIGHT BLUE TO DEEP GREEN. EACH ONE IS, 6 mm BY 6 mm by 5 mm WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 5.64 CARATS.

A SIMILAR EXAMPLE BUT WITH BLUE TOURMALINE, IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE BOOK, JEAN VENDOME, UN DEMI-SICLE DE CREATION DE BIJOUX CONTEMPORAINS, Sophie Lefevre 1999, ECHELLE MODEL Pp-55. ANOTHER COLORS AND FORMS VARIANTS ARE PUBLISHED AT, JEAN VENDOME, LES VOYAGES D'UN CREATEUR, Marienne Cregut-Ledue, 2008, Pp:180.

THIS RING HAVE A WEIGHT OF 24.9 Grams AND THE ACTUAL SIZE IS 5, CAN BE ADJUSTED ONE SIZE UP OR DOWN.

IS STAMPED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHANK WITH THE DESIGNER'S CARTOUCHE AND THE FRENCH EAGLE HEAD ASSAY MARK FOR THE GUARANTY OF THE GOLD. A TRULY COLLECTOR'S PIECE.

THE OVERALL TOP MEASURES ARE 21 mm BY 21 mm.

INVENTORY REF: R0000AEEN/.5985