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Ring

1920s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fine platinum hoop supporting a sugarloaf-shaped emerald weighing 4 carats in an open-back setting. The shoulders of the ring are set with two small baguette-cut diamonds.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Platinum, baguette-cut diamond and sugarloaf emerald
Brief description
Platinum and diamond band mounted with a sugarloaf-shaped emerald weighing 4.00 carats. Cartier, Paris, France, 1920s.
Physical description
Fine platinum hoop supporting a sugarloaf-shaped emerald weighing 4 carats in an open-back setting. The shoulders of the ring are set with two small baguette-cut diamonds.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 1.9cm
  • Height: 0.9cm
  • Weight: 3.2g
Marks and inscriptions
'Cartier, Paris' (Incription in italics on side of bezel)
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Object history
Listed in Patricia Goldstein's records, vol. 5, p. 100-101.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.101-2003 - Previous loan number
  • 141 - Goldstein collection number
Collection
Accession number
M.101-2011

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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