Edwardian 14k Toi Et Moi Old European Cut Diamonds ( 1.3-1.5 cttw) Ring

14k Rosy-Yellow Gold Edwardian Toi-et-Moi Ring with Two European-cut Diamonds

Diamonds are Approx. 1.3-1.5 cttw

Color G/H/I

Clarity VS-SI, circa 1904,

Weighs 2.45g

Size 7

This antique toi et moi ring features two Old European cut diamonds with a diamond clarity grade of VS/SI and a diamond color grade of G/H/I. The ring is handmade, natural and vintage, from the Art Deco - Edwardian era (1915-1935)

The total cttw weight is between 1.3-1.5cttw.

Inside the band is inscribed from and the receiptants initials which are hard to read in cursive but the date is 1904

THE HISTORY OF TOI ET MOI RINGS

The most famous toi et moi ring was the one Napoléon Bonaparte gave to Joséphine de Beauharnais in 1796. She became his first wife three weeks later. The ring bore a pear-shaped sapphire and a pear-shaped diamond set together in a yellow gold ring. Due to the proximity of the stones, the ring represented two souls becoming one. The gems were opposite facing. Although the marriage ended, Joséphine kept the ring and passed it down to her daughter Hortense, later queen of Holland. It then went to Hortense’s son, Napoléon III, and his wife, Empress Eugénie. When it went up for auction in France at Osenat House, the anonymous winning bidder paid $949,000, almost 50 times the $20,000 Osenat estimate.