Cluster Antique Jade Ring 18k
Antique Jade Ring
Fine cluster ring set with jadeite and diamonds in 18k.
This is a vintage Straits ring, the translucency of the jade cabochons are unusual for its time.
Today these cabochons are priced for their color and luminosity.
The floral gold work is finer for its two-part construction: diamonds in bezels and flanked to the back, while green cabochons are prong held at the top.
The deliberate arrangement is what makes the cluster jump at the eyes, in a jade ring very feminine but now lesser known.
Like most mid-century rings, the band is somewhat simple and all action is on the ‘button’.
From the 21st century point of view, these white gold pedestal style rings are slotted to graduate from vintage to antique, a peculiar South/East Asian cinematic beauty, finally with their own place in antique jewelry.
Speaking specifically, this vintage-antique ring is likely to be made between the 1930s and 1950s.
The ring’s face spans 18mm around.
Single cut diamonds weigh 0.5ctw.
