Gold, Plique-à-jour Enamel & Diamond

H  3.50cm (1.38 in)  |  W  1.70cm (0.67 in)

The extremely fine design & workmanship is typical of a René Lalique / Louis Aucoc creation.
A superb example of the finest Parisian jewelers art from the 1900's in gold, plique-à-jour enamel & diamond.
The stunning Japonism influenced design incorporates a sprig of flowering yew encompassed by a diamond studded C-scroll & set with a transitional brilliant cut 3.5 carat fancy champagne diamond, SI purity.
The significance of the yew as a protector & token of the eternal has existed for over three thousand years & even to the present day has a powerful role in pharmacology.
This ring is probably unique, a one off commissioned jewel.

Literature
cf. Dragonflies and Pinecone Diamond Ring. Rene Lalique. Circa 1904. Diamond, gold, enamel. (Source: sothebys.com) Cf: René Lalique, Sigrid Barten, Prestel 1989, page 465, plate 1330, for the design of the Dragonflies and Pinecone ring.
Louis Aucoc 'Yew leaf & floral jewel' The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Jewellery, Alastair Duncan, 1994, Vol 1, The Designers A-K, p.43

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