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Lot 142 Dα

An 18k gold convertible ring

Auction 1183 - overview Cologne
18.11.2021, 15:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 1.375 € (incl. premium)

An 18k gold convertible ring

Angular crossover shank inset with a turquoise sphere (diameter 11 mm). Hallmarks: Fineness 750, maker's mark "B" in a circle. Ring size 58. Weight without sphere 5.14 g.
Friedrich Becker, Duesseldorf.

The aeronautical engineer and goldsmith Friedrich Becker (Ende bei Hagen 1922 - Düsseldorf 1997) designed the model for this sphere ring in 1957 and was awarded the Bavarian State Prize in 1959 for a slightly modified version of the same piece.<BR>

Literature

This model illustrated in Chadour/Joppien, Kat. Schmuck, vol. II, Cologne 1985, p. 214/15 Nr. 337, see also plate IV; Ausstellungskatalog Friedrich Becker, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1984, unpaginated.