A peridot and enamel flower ring, by Marcus, image 1

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Lot 11

A peridot and enamel flower ring,
by Marcus, 1904

Fine Jewellery

25 April 2018, 14:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £10,625 inc. premium

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A peridot and enamel flower ring, by Marcus, 1904

Designed as an iris pseudacorus (yellow flag), the delicately textured gold bloom above a pear-shaped peridot amongst green and pale brown enamel foliage, terminating in scrolling gold roots and old brilliant-cut diamond rhizome, on a green enamel and gold scrolling band inset at the base with an old brilliant-cut diamond, engraved "Mary from Mother 1904", mounted in gold, signed Marcus & Co, ring size L

Footnotes

Provenance: given to the current owner's American great-grandmother in 1904 on the eve of her Grand Tour to Europe.

American jeweller Marcus & Co was well known for their intricate flower jewels produced from the turn of the 20th century until 1940. The popularity of these jewels, exquisitely rendered in colourful gems and enamels, was closely aligned to contemporary interest in exotic plants and their scientific classification. The golden flag iris, native to Europe and parts of Asia and Africa, entered the USA during the 1900s.

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