Magnificent Gilt Bronze Ring Holder, Period: Art Deco, Marie-Antoinette Effigy

Face-to-face, hairbrush, ring sizer, perfume sprayer are among the essential accessories resting on dressing tables of all eras.

Period: 20th century
circa: 1930
Measures: ø: 18cm

The ring has become a piece of jewelry that we wear every day. We change it, we adapt it according to our activities.

Do you know the history of this precious jewel?

The first rings date back to prehistoric times and were discovered around 21,000 BC. They are fine mammoth ivory rings.

In Anatolia, we discovered the first signet rings dating from the Hitite civilization but it was not until the civilization of the Pharaohs to find the first gold rings. It is both a mark of social status and a signature.

It is in Greece that we see the first rings adorned with a stone on a bronze or silver ring; the number of rings one wears shows the social level.

Under the Romans, the iron ring shows bondage and the golden ring freedom, but many are found in silver, amber or ivory.

During the Middle Ages, they were adorned with precious stones and we had the choice between copper, bronze, silver or gold rings.

The ring has therefore long been an ornament suitable for both men and women and also showing its social status.

It is therefore important to reserve for it a place of choice when we leave it, at the height of its beauty and prestige.