THIS ART DECO FRENCH 1920’S RING IS A SIZE 6. IT IS A HANDMADE STERLING SILVER AND LAVENDER CZECHOSLOVAKIAN GLASS RING WITH MARCASITE TRIM. IT IS 8 GRAMS. THE RING IS MISSING 2 MARCASITE ON THE SIDE BUT NOT NOTICEABLE BECAUSE OF THE PATINA. THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN LAVENDER GLASS RATTLES A BIT IN THE SETTING. MY JEWELER DID NOT WANT TO TIGHTEN IT SINCE IT IS GLASS. IT IS TOTALLY SECURE IN THE MOUNT. IT MEASURES 15/16” (ALMOST 1”) IN DIAMETER.
VERY UNIQUE AND DESIGNED FOR AN ELEGANT WOMAN AS YOU READ ON.
IN THE YEAR 2000 MY CHICAGO NEIGHBOR GAVE ME WHAT SHE CALLED HER “FRENCH COLLECTION”.
CORA , MY 102 YEAR OLD NEIGHBOR , HAD LIVED IN PARIS IN THE 1920’s AND HAD A LOVER. (I DID NOT THINK TO ASK HIS NAME AND THE PIECES ARE NOT HALLMARKED.) THERE WERE TEN PIECES IN HER COLLECTION
THE LOVE OF HER LIFE WAS A PARISIAN JEWELER WHO DESIGNED AND HANDMADE SOME OF THESE PIECES (THIS BROOCH) ) AS HIS EXPRESSION OF HIS LOVE FOR HER. HER LOVER DIED BUT NOT HER LOVE FOR HIM AND SHE WOULD RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES AND NEVER MARRY. SHE PASSED AT 103 YEARS AND IS HOPEFULLY REJOINED WITH THE LOVE OF HER LIFE❤️!!! AND I GOT THE FRENCH COLLECTION ! CHECKOUT CORA’S ANTIQUE LOVER’S COLLECTION BY TAPPING ON SELLERS STORE. ANYTHING MARKED ANTIQUE!
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