Set with a large oval malachite cabochon, this silver ring possesses the blunt theatricality of a late twentieth-century cocktail ring and the mineral density of a cabinet specimen. The setting is broad and plain, with a tapered shank that keeps the composition close to the hand while the cabochon rises in a polished green dome.
Malachite has been prized since antiquity, appearing in jewelry, small boxes, tabletops, and architectural interiors from imperial Russia to the French decorative arts. Cut as a cabochon rather than faceted, the stone preserves the full sweep of its natural formation, revealing broad ribbons of green that shift with every section removed from the original block.
By the 1970s and 1980s, oversized cabochon rings had acquired a particular glamour in the vitrines of houses such as David Webb and Bulgari. This handsome example shares that appetite for scale, translating a mineral utilized for palaces and objets d’art into something far more intimate.
Silver & malachite ring, c. 1980s
350 USD
Set with a large oval malachite cabochon, this silver ring possesses the blunt theatricality of a late twentieth-century cocktail ring and the mineral density of a cabinet specimen. The setting is broad and plain, with a tapered shank that keeps the composition close to the hand while the cabochon rises in a polished green dome.
Malachite has been prized since antiquity, appearing in jewelry, small boxes, tabletops, and architectural interiors from imperial Russia to the French decorative arts. Cut as a cabochon rather than faceted, the stone preserves the full sweep of its natural formation, revealing broad ribbons of green that shift with every section removed from the original block.
By the 1970s and 1980s, oversized cabochon rings had acquired a particular glamour in the vitrines of houses such as David Webb and Bulgari. This handsome example shares that appetite for scale, translating a mineral utilized for palaces and objets d’art into something far more intimate.
Silver ring set with a large oval malachite cabochon. The stone displays vivid natural banding in multiple shades of green, framed by a substantial silver setting and tapered shank. Likely late twentieth century.
Measurements
Dimensions: Size 11
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