Ring

This ring employs a typial Art Deco colour combination but is unusual in its use of plastic rather than black onyx alongside the precious materials of platinum, coral and diamonds. Alexandre Marchak was born in Russia in 1892. He fled to Paris in 1918 where he established his jewellery business on the rue de la Paix.

Ring · Paris · ca. 1920-30. Platinum set with coral, diamonds and black plastic. By Marchak, Alexandre. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.