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KARL ROTHMÜLLER (1860 - 1930) Superb Octopus Ring.
German, circa. 1904.
Case: Ring Case.
Ring Size: |UK: P|.
Condition: Very good.
Weight: 5.10 Grams.
An exceptional example of Rothmuller's exotic jewelry designs featuring a stylised octopus with a cabochon sapphire body. Its origins can be traced back to the glories of Minoan art.
This representation of the octopus is one of the most striking examples of the decorative portrayal of this fascinating creature. A similar example is in the collection of The Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim
Literature
Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective,2007, illustrated p.94.
Munchner Schmuck 1900-1940 Munich National Museum 1990 Schmuck in Deutschland und Osterreich 1895-1914 Ulrike von Hase, 1977, p. 255.
Imperishable Beauty, Art Nouveau Jewelry, Yvonne J. Markowitz & Elyse Zorn Karlin, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2008, p. 78 & 149.
Dimensions
D: 1.90cm (0.75 in)Weight
5.10 GramsCondition report
Very GoodStock number
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