1950s Princess Gemstone Cluster Ring
Irene Byrne & Co
We are in love with this ‘bomb’ of jewels. Gemstone ‘princess’ cluster rings were the bees knees in the 1950s. This beauty is set with 19 Rubies, a cabochon Tiger-eye, Garnet, Sapphire, Green Agate, Topaz, Citrine and Moonstone, set in yellow gold. We are loving the pink colour of the Rubies offsetting the other gemstones.
Circa: 1950s
Design Period: Modernism
Gemstones: Ruby, Tiger-eye, Garnet, Sapphire, Green Agate, Topaz, Citrine, Moonstone
Cut: Round and Cabochon
Material: 9ct Yellow Gold
The Mid 20th Century Period (1950 - 1970):
Through the 50s and 60s the hair was bigger, the dresses were bigger and the jewellery followed suit. Women wore more extravagant pieces than ever before and men opted for lots of gold. Cartier introduced jewellery depicting leopards and panthers and from then on each jewellery house did the same. Van Cleef & Arpels created bejewelled animals and flowers and Bulgari had its Serpentini line. Cocktail Rings were something a woman could simply not be seen without particularly in the US where a ‘Cocktail Party’ was the most stylish event you could be invited to.
Through the 50s and 60s the hair was bigger, the dresses were bigger and the jewellery followed suit. Women wore more extravagant pieces than ever before and men opted for lots of gold. Cartier introduced jewellery depicting leopards and panthers and from then on each jewellery house did the same. Van Cleef & Arpels created bejewelled animals and flowers and Bulgari had its Serpentini line. Cocktail Rings were something a woman could simply not be seen without particularly in the US where a ‘Cocktail Party’ was the most stylish event you could be invited to.