Gold and azure quartz cocktail ring “Elowen”

Description

Stunning 40s solitaire ring in 18k yellow gold set with a 3ct brilliant-cut azure blue quartz in a pring setting. The vibrant blue stone is mounted on an open bezel haloed with grooved petals that gradually open up like a flower in full bloom. The two-pronged shoulders come together to form a simple gold ring. A captivating ring that catches the light and the eye.
Size: FR 61 / UK T / US 9.5
Weight: 3.88g
Eagle Hallmark
This unique piece had a previous life in France.

The story: The cocktail ring was born with prohibition in 1920. The United States ban on the sale of alcohol gave birth to cocktails, a mixture of smuggled alcohol, undrinkable alone, with sugar and other ingredients to hide its taste. The bars, called speakeasies, were mostly frequented by men and emancipated women: the Flapper girls. The latter, to draw attention to the hand that holds the glass, begin to wear colorful and imposing rings far from the codes of the engagement ring.