Vintage Retro 14K, Diamond & Pink Sapphire Nautilus Ring

Like Art Nouveau, the Retro jewelry period is both highly distinctive and relatively short lived. Because platinum was needed as a strategic metal during WWII, the jewelry the 1940s made a sudden turn to rose and rosy-yellow gold. The bold dramatic designs that distinguish Retro jewels immediately evoke the style and glamour of Golden Age Hollywood. Retro pieces resembled the geometric jewelry of 1920’s Art Deco era. But Retro pieces were three-dimensional, not flat. Also, due to wartime scarcity, they weren’t adorned from top to bottom with glittering jewels like Deco jewelry. These bold, modern pieces went well with the masculine wartime fashions of famous designers Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli.

This wonderful Retro ring is crafted of 14 karat gold and is embellished with lab created pink sapphires and diamonds. We love the stylized nautilus shape, created with the open work setting and the twisting circular movement on the ring face. It's a very appropriate shape, as the nautilus has long been a symbol of order amidst chaos as reflected in its spiral precision, made during an uncertain time when the Allied Forces were banding together to create a unity which is still admirable today! 

Details (approximate)

Size (can be resized): 6.5

Dimensions: Ring top is 20mm x 23mm

Weight: 8.6 grams

Materials: Gold; 4 round European cut diamonds=.55ctw; 13 round mixed cut synthetic corundum sapphires=.85ctw

• 4 Natural Old European Cut Diamonds=.55ctw

.23ct (L-M/VS2-SI1) .14ct (H-I/VS1-VS2) .11ct (H-I/SI1) .07ct (H-I/I1-I2)

• 13 Round Mixed Cut Synthetic Corundum Sapphires=.85ctw

Metal: 14K white & rose gold

Marks: 14K

Condition: Excellent vintage condition; GAL evaluation: $4,800.00

LORL, LOE