-Boucheron Paris Textured Porcupine Ring In 18Kt Yellow Gold With Two Rubies
A porcupine ring designed by Boucheron.
Stunning modernist piece, created in Paris France by the jewelry house of Boucheron. The model of Hans, The Hedgehog ring is very rare and popular. This three-dimensional cocktail ring was carefully crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with textured spiky finish. Very delicate and playful, Hans, the hedgehog represented by this ring is both rounded and spiky. The eyes are embellished with rubies and the nose with a round spiky piece carved from black jade
Rubies: The eyes are accented in bezel settings, with two round brilliant cut of natural Burmese red rubies of .02 carats.
Weight: 28.40 grams, (18.20 Dwt).
Size: 7 sizable.
Measurements: From the top view 26 mm by 25.5 mm (1.02 x 1.0 Inches) and raise 11 mm over the finger.
Note: This model model was produced in white pink and yellow gold in large and small size. This is the larger size in yellow gold.
Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks: the head of the eagle for the assay and warranty of the 18kt gold, the maker's maitre cartouche inside a lozange mark, the serial numbers and signed, "BOUCHERON AU 0.750 54 N3XX7".
Solange Azagury-Partridge
She is a British designer, famous for the use of silver, gold and precious gemstones to create covetable high jewelry. Her pieces are featured in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as well as the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. She designed many models for the French house of Boucheron and was the creative director of this Parisian jewelry Maison.
Boucheron
Frédéric Boucheron founded the Maison Boucheron in Paris in 1858. To this day, the Boucheron jewelry house is known for its intricate, free spirited style. Boucheron designs are always creative and display outstanding French craftsmanship and characterful stones. He quickly became well known for the exceptional quality of his precious stones. Around 1880, he was the first modern jeweler bold enough to engrave diamonds with flowers or arabesques, reviving an engraving technique that had been forgotten since ancient times. Always avant-garde and seeking modernity, in 1879 the jeweler devised the Question Mark necklace, which, for the first time ever, would be worn asymmetrically and would not have a clasp. Far from entrapping the jewel and those who wore it in some stranglehold, Boucheron liberated both the jewelry and the women, without resorting to ideology. He became the jeweler of free and independent women. In 1893, Frédéric Boucheron was the first of the great contemporary jewelers to open a boutique on place Vendôme. It was this move that gave meaning to the beginnings and to what followed. In this case, that of four generations of Boucheron, who, in the space of 160 years, built a style, a reputation, a know-how. This balance between perfect technical mastery and limitless artistic talent lies at the origin of each creation. Just as one sees the qualities of a stone before it is cut, or senses the radiance of a jewel before it is shaped, so Boucheron conceived of French jewelry before it existed.
Literature: Sotheby's, London, March 19 2019, Fine Jewels Lot-1 for this exact ring Illustrated. Boucheron, Hans, The Hedgehog for this model illustrated.
Collateral: It is accompanied by the designer's presentation jewelry box, the outer box and the Boucheron Paris certificate.
Condition: The overall condition of this ring is excellent, with no trace of wear, there is absolutely no damage to the gold. The gemstones are secured in the settings. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: R092223TMEN/.6826
