JEAN VENDOME 18 KT "BAGUE HUIT" MODERN RING WITH A 21.04 Cts AQUAMARINE
RARE MODERN RING DESIGNED BY JEAN VENDOME (B-1930). A MODERN PIECE MADE IN PARIS FRANCE AND HAND CRAFTED IN 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED WHITE GOLD. THE DESIGN IS CREATED WITH A GREAT AERODYNAMIC WAVY 8 LOOK, THE MAIN ELEMENT SETTING GIVE THE IMPRESSION OF A FLOATING GEMSTONE.
THIS RING IS PART OF THE "LIGNE HUIT" COLLECTION, CONCEIVED IN THE 1968. IS EMBELLISHED AT TOP WITH A BEZEL SET OF A NATURAL BRAZILIAN BLUE AQUAMARINE. A NON HEATED GEMSTONE OF 16 mm BY 20 mm BY 12 mm. WITH A WEIGHT OF 21.04 CARATS.
SIMILAR EXAMPLES AND VARIANTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE BOOK, JEAN VENDOME, UN DEMI-SICLE DE CREATION DE BIJOUX CONTEMPORAINS, Sophie Lefevre 1999, Model BAGUE 8 Pp: 55-57. ANOTHER VARIANTS ARE PUBLISHED AT, JEAN VENDOME, LES VOYAGES D'UN CREATEUR, Marienne Cregut-Ledue, 2008, Pp:100-105.
THIS RING HAVE A WEIGHT OF 18.8 Grams AND THE ACTUAL SIZE IS 7, CAN BE ADJUSTED ONE SIZE UP OR DOWN. IS STAMPED AT THE OUTER PART OF THE SHANK WITH THE DESIGNER'S CARTOUCHE MARK AND THE FRENCH EAGLE HEAD FOR THE GUARANTY OF THE GOLD ASSAY. VERY IMPRESSIVE PIECE AND A TRULY COLLECTOR'S PIECE.
THE OVERALL TOP MEASURES ARE 30 mm BY 39 mm.
INVENTORY REF: R0000ARNN/.4519
