Edwardian ANTIQUE TOI ET MOI 1.00 CARAT OLD EUROPEAN CUT DIAMOND RING

This antique toi et moi ring features two c  old European cut diamond with a diamond clarity grade of VS/SI and a diamond color grade of G/H/I. The round shaped diamond is set in a 14k yellow gold solitaire with accents setting style. The ring is handmade, natural and vintage, from the Art Deco - Edwardian era (1915-1935).

The ring is a size 9  and can be resized. It has a total carat weight of 1.00 and features a secondary diamond stone. The jewelry department is fine and the style is solitaire with accents. The ring is perfect for engagement occasions and is an original piece from the United States.

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.