TIFFANY & CO 1970 JEAN SCHLUMBERGER MASSIVE 18 KT GOLD COIL RING WITH RUBIES
MASSIVE DOUBLE COIL RING DESIGNED BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER FOR TIFFANY & CO.
RARE GEOMETRIC DOUBLE TWIST COIL RING CREATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1970'S AT THE SCHLUMBERGER STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY. CREATED WITH A MASSIVE AND BOLD LOOK, IS HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD.
BEZEL SET AT THE ENDS WITH A PAIR OF ROUND CABOCHON CUT (4 mm) OF NATURAL BURMA RED RUBIES WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF ABOUT 1 Ctw.
THIS RING HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 32.6 Grams AND THE ACTUAL SIZE IS 8.5. EASILY TO ADJUST UP OR DOWN. HAVE A TOP WIDTH MEASURE OF 15 mm.
IN 1956 THE PRESIDENT OF TIFFANY & CO. WALTER HOVIN ASKED JEAN SCHLUMBERGER TO BEGIN DESIGNING FOR THE FIRM. HE HAD HIS OWN WORKSHOP AT THE COMPANY UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN THE LATE 1970's AND WAS EVENTUALLY MADE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY. SCHLUMBERGER DESIGN'S AT TIFFANY WERE REMARKABLE FOR THEIR WHIMSICAL INTERPRETATION OF NATURAL FORMS. HE WAS ESPECIALLY INSPIRED BY THE SEA CREATURES AND OTHERS ANIMALS. HE WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL DESIGNER, JEWELER AND A MASTER ENAMELER.
IS STAMPED WITH THE HALLMARKS, "TIFFANY & CO. 18 K. SCHLUMBERGER".
AS A NOTE, THIS IS A VERY EARLY MODEL, WITH MORE BOLD LOOK AND HEAVY. IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.
INVENTORY REF: R0000ACIE/.7836
