Jean Després Onyx and Gold Ring, circa 1930- 1950

A remarkablly cut and shaped lapis lazuli hard stone and 18 karat gold ring by Jean Després, c. 1940. Stamped with maker's mark & French assay marks. Ring size 6. This ring can be re...

A true showstopper and beautifully crafted, this is the cocktail ring to own. It is a diamond pave and 18 karat gold cut-out ring, c. 1980, a rich gold circle which has been opened u...

An ironstone and 18 karats gold ring, made by Vivianna Torun for Georg Jensen, Denmark. Signed Torun, 1424 Georg Jensen 750. The ring is a size 6.50. Due to the placement of hallma...

A lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise, wood and 14 karat gold shield ring, by Charles Loloma, c. 1970. Vintage jewelry. Signed Loloma, stamped 14k. Ring size 5. Similar examples are shown in the excellent book "Loloma: Beauty is His Name"by Martha Hopkins Streuver, 2005. This is a very finely made, elegant, Loloma shield ring using the highest-quality stones; a vintage jewel in excellent condition, and representative of the great artist jeweler Loloma's best work. The proportion of metal to stone is balanced and the color scheme is harmonious. The shield rings in gold have become hard to find. And the prices for the best jewelry by this transformative jeweler rise even further as witnessed by several recent auctions. This ring is a Loloma beauty, sits comfortably on the finger, and is an investment piece. Hopi artist Charles Loloma was one of the most influential 20th-century modernist jewelers. He was a Renaissance man of the times - a potter, a painter, a muralist, a poet, and a religious ceremonial leader. Living high on the Hopi mesas, he broke multiple imposed prohibitions on Native American jewelers and despite being excluded in his early years from important shows because his jewelry was not Ïndian enough" he simply continued working and changed the arc of his peoples' jewelry making and universal jewelry culture forever. (Loloma told his doubters, it was sufficient that he was an Indian for his jewelry to be considered Indian jewelry.) Through his modernist influence on jewelry, he transformed the design and lapidary techniques - height inlay, styles of shanks and bezel settings, and the use of new materials - lapis lazuli, wood, gold - in much of southwestern Native American jewelry for generations to come, He introduced this new form of beauty to the broader world. Loloma's pieces can be found in almost all important museums and private collections. Frank Lloyd Wright was a client. Mahnaz Collection carries the finest Loloma jewelry (and select artworks) as well as the jewel works of his only two acknowledged proteges - his niece Verma Nequetewa aka Sonwai, and Eveli Sabatie.

A coral, onyx, turquoise and sterling silver ring by Jesse Monongya, 1977. Signed J Monongye 77. Ring size 6. Due to the stone inlay around the entire ...

A one-of-a-kind lapis lazuli and 18 karat gold ring, by Othmar Zschaler (Swiss, b. 1930). Signed OZ, 750. Ring size 6. Internationally-awarded jewele...

2.2 Carats center Diamond and 1.65 Ct Diamonds around, Onyx and more Diamonds on the outer line approximately 0.50 Ct. Total Diamonds weight is 4.35 Carat. Please take a look at the...

A men ring in silver by French silversmith Jean Després (1889 - 1980), belonging to the iconic "Bijoux Moteurs" (Motor Jewels) collection. The shape of the ring recalls the turbine o...

Modernistic 18K yellow gold ring set with a pentagonal citrine surrounded with onyx and diamonds. There are20 round diamonds totaling 0.60 carats; F-G color and VS1-VS2 clarity. Ri...

Geometrical design ring in yellow gold with onyx and diamonds. Circa 1970s.

Sharp circa 1930s diamond and 18kt yellow gold double snake ring. This striking ring contains 4 small sparkling single-cut diamonds set into a star-cut pattern on the face of the mod...

Sculptural ring designed by Jean Després (1886-1980). Very rare collector's piece, created in Paris France by the artist goldsmith Jean Després, back in the 1950. This cocktail ring has been crafted with geometrics shapes in solid yellow gold of 18 karats and finished with hammered patterns. On top, with a platinum part for the setting of the diamond. Diamonds: Mount in a six-prongs setting, with 1 old European round cut diamond, 0.20 carats, F color, VS-2 clarity. Birthstone: Diamond for the month of April. Weight: 12.6 Grams, (8.07 Dwt.). Size: 8 sizeable. Measurements: 20 mm by 13 mm (Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks; the head of the eagle and the head of the dog for the assay and warranty of the 18kt gold and the platinum respectively, the maker's mark JP inside a lozange cartouche and signed by himself, "J. DESPRES". Jean Després was born in 1889 in Souvigny, Burgundy, from glass blower parents, Jean Després starts his apprenticeship with a Parisian goldsmith, friend of the family, in 1905. First an industrial drawer for the military aviation during World War I, he took over his parents’ shop in 1920 and launched his goldsmith and jeweler workshop. He revealed himself to be an innovative creator with a unique way to work metals, and with new drawn shapes never seen before. He participated to his first show in 1926 at the Salon des Indépendants. Many shows and exhibitions then followed, such as the Salon d’Automne, the Salon of Decorative artists, and the Tuileries Salon. Jean Després chooses massive shapes rather than the classical goldsmith ornaments and avoids the use of precious gemstones in his jewel collection. His jewel production is defined by necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings where metals are combined with ivory, lacquer, ebony, onyx and sharkskin. His goldsmith pieces are inspired by the aviation aesthetic, crafted using hammered metals, and ample, generous and modern shapes. In the 1940’s, Jean Després is nominated President of the Goldsmith Syndicate, after receiving the Legion d’Honneur, in 1938. The artist’s works will be collected in France and worldwide, even after his death in 1980. (Maison Rapin...