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A German Art Nouveau gold ring of about 1900, centred on a lyre framed by leaves.Around the turn of the century German designers turned to the new Jugendstil, or ‘youth style’, named after the Munich magazine Jugend. Its jewellers favoured flowing lines and natural forms.
The lyre, emblem of Apollo and of music and poetry, rises crisply from the band, with chased leaves spreading along the shoulders. The ring is stamped 333 inside the band, the German mark for 8K gold.A lovely gift for a musician or a poet, and easy to wear every day.Details: c.1900; Germany; 8K gold (stamped 333); lyre 1.1 × 0.8 cm; 4.55g; UK O½, US 7¼.Condition: Very good. Evidence of historic repairs to the band.
A German Art Nouveau gold ring of about 1900, centred on a lyre framed by leaves.
Around the turn of the century German designers turned to the new Jugendstil, or ‘youth style’, named after the Munich magazine Jugend. Its jewellers favoured flowing lines and natural forms.
The lyre, emblem of Apollo and of music and poetry, rises crisply from the band, with chased leaves spreading along the shoulders. The ring is stamped 333 inside the band, the German mark for 8K gold.
A lovely gift for a musician or a poet, and easy to wear every day.
Details: c.1900; Germany; 8K gold (stamped 333); lyre 1.1 × 0.8 cm; 4.55g; UK O½, US 7¼.
Condition: Very good. Evidence of historic repairs to the band.
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