An Unusual Vintage Diamond Solitaire Gold Ring made in Moscow between 1908 and 1917

a 14K yellow gold, ribbed ring designed in the Moderne style of the 1910s features a bright, white old European cut diamond

(6.7 x 2.95 mm, approximately 0.84 ct).

The ring is marked with 56 zolotnik gold standard and maker’s mark of the 2nd jewelers’ Artel (cooperative).

Jewelry produced by Artels is usually one of a kind.

Artists of the Artels experimented with forms and designs. They created jewelry which, for the era, was considered avant garde.

Width 9 mm (5/16 in.)

Ring size 8 3/4 (19 mm)