Vintage Art Deco Natural Dendritic Agate Sterling Silver Leaf Signed S 5 Ring
Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection. Silver setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear, no dents. Agate has a high sheen with no chips or surface wear. Band is secure and original.
3/8", central stone is 3/4". Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special story.
Mark shows ring was made by prominent jewelry company Clark and Combs in business from 1872 to 1940s. Stone was carefully chosen for its beautiful natural patterning - that shifts dynamically depending on angle viewed. Full sized in silhouette, setting still follows line of finger for a fluid fit. A piece of jewelry that has been signed by the designer is immediately of higher value, because it definitively places the work in their oeuvre.
This gives the piece a personal history that it might not otherwise have-fixed in place, time, style, and intent. In addition, signed designer pieces indicate that a designer viewed the work as worthy enough to want his or her name to be forever associated with it. This indicates that the piece was made with a concentration on high-quality construction or perhaps trendy or progressive design.
Gemstones are time consuming to cut, requiring a high degree of skill from a trained craftsman, and glass cabochons can be equally complicated to manufacture on a large scale while keeping costs down. These constraints are only a few of the reasons you often see similar shapes of stones used in jewelry.
For example, for a striking look as well as a unique find. _gsrx_vers_1326 GS 8.4.1 (1326). This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Rings".The seller is "oxfordjewel" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.
- Brand: Unbranded
- Ring Size: 5
- Type: Ring
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Metal Purity: 925
- Style: Cocktail
- Main Stone Creation: Natural
- Department: Women
- Base Metal: Sterling Silver
- Jewelry Department: Fine
- Vintage: Yes
- Era: Art Deco (1915-1935)
- Original/Reproduction: Original