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French Retro 18K Gold Bombé Ring
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$2,250
Dating from the 1940s-1950s, this French Retro bombé ring is formed of 18K gold. It is designed as a domed form of swirling and tapering gold curves. Nicely balanced and soft, this playful French ring is a curvaceous form expressing both volume and movement.
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Item #: R-21046
Country: France
Circa: 1940s-1950s
Size: 5.5 (this ring can be sized; please contact the gallery for further information)
Materials: 18K Gold
Signed: French assay mark, partial maker's mark possibly MH
According to Melissa Gabardi in Les Bijoux d'Annees 50, rings of this period differed in design from the "massive and imposing" examples of the 1930s and 40s. Later Retro rings, while still "important and visionary", were instead designed to be bombé and light in form. Designs like this French bombé ring spiraling into a dome of plain or twisted gold wire, sometimes set with gemstones, were also made by Cartier, Mellerio, Mauboussin, and other Parisian houses.