DINH VAN FOR CARTIER 1970 PARIS 18 KT GOLD GEOMETRIC RING WITH PALISANDER WOOD

SCULPTURAL SQUARED RING DESIGNED BY JEAN DINH VAN FOR CARTIER.

SOPHISTICATE AND RARE GEOMETRIC RING, CREATED BY THE MASTER JEWELRY DESIGNER DINH VAN. THIS WEARABLE LITTLE SCULPTURE WAS DESIGNED IN PARIS IN 1968, EXCLUSIVELY FOR CARTIER.

HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD AND BEZEL SET WITH A  CUSHION SQUARE SHAPED CARVING (9 x 9 x 7 mm) OF A NATURAL PALISANDER PRECIOUS WOOD.

HAVE A WEIGHT OF 8.2 Grams AND THE ACTUAL SIZE IS 7, CANNOT BE ENLARGED. THE TOP VIEW MEASURES OF 19.5 mm BY 9.3 mm AND RAISE 5 mm OVER THE FINGER.

STAMPED WITH FRENCH ASSAY HALLMARKS AND SIGNED, "CARTIER DINH VAN 18 KT C.".

JEAN DINH VAN, IS A FRENCH DESIGNER THAT BEGAN IS SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN THE 1960 DESIGNING FOR THE FRENCH JEWELRY HOUSE CARTIER. IN THE 1972 HE STARTED HIS OWN COMPANY AND THE FOLLOWED YEARS HIS REVOLUTIONARY DESIGNS AND STYLE CAUGHT ON QUICKLY AND LAUNCHED HIM TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE JEWELRY AND FASHION WORLD. ALL HIS DESIGNS ARE VERY GEOMETRIC AND MODERN, BOTH, HIS ORIGINAL VINTAGE PIECES CREATED FOR CARTIER AND THE CONTEMPORARY CREATIONS ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.

NOTE: WE CAN ONLY TRACK ANOTHER 4 RINGS LIKE THIS, BUT WITH DIFFERENT GEMSTONES. DINH VAN PIECES ARE VERY FASHION, SOPHISTICATE AND EASY TO WEAR, ALSO CAN BE DISPLAYED AS A SMALL TOYS, SCULPTURES AND OBJETS DU VERTU.

PROVENANCE: ACQUIRED IN PARIS FRANCE 1972, A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN NEW YORK.

IT IS IN IMPECCABLE ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH NO DENTS OR PREVIOUS RESTORATIONS.

INVENTORY REF: R0000AAAT/.1971