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1940Ring
By the 1940s the angular geometry that typified much Art Deco had softened due to the introduction of angled curves, volutes, and flourishes. Increasingly jewellery design was enlivened by a sense of movement and three-dimensionality.
Ring · USA · 1940-1950. Gold with diamonds, rubies and a synthetic emerald. By Unknown. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.