Rock crystal ring with Pacific Elatius and Secundum coral, in red and white, featuring a diamond band totaling 0.12 ct.
Code: 5638
VINCENZO ABBAGNANO
Of Neapolitan origins, Abbagnano is a goldsmith who creates jewels with corals, turquoises, and cameos. His style, transversal in shapes and structures, stands out for elegance and originality. Thanks to his working experience as a professor at Istituto d’arte di Sorrento, Abbagnano receives everyday inspiration to reinvent his art and to create new combinations with elements of all the types.
MEDITERRANEAN CORAL: CORALLIUM RUBRUM
According to the legend, the coral was born from the blood of the beheaded Medusa, that coloured and petrified the seaweeds upon which Perseo had laid/ placed her head, turning them into coral. However, the science has another explanation: the coral is the calcareous secretion produced by little octopus communities, with support and protection function. These secretions, blending together, result in colonies.
In jewellery, the most appreciated corals, both for their value and beauty, are those from the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
The coral deriving from the Mediterranean Sea is the Corallium Rubrum. It is characterized by solid branches of little dimensions and with a uniform colour ranging from dark red to orange-red.
An exception is represented by the Sciacca coral, of volcanic origin, whose colour ranges from deep orange to salmon-pink.
18 Kt GOLD
Pure gold, as present in nature, is a malleable material. So, in order to be used in jewellery, it must be alloyed with other metals. As a consequence, gold can have different colorations: yellow gold requires additional alloys like brass, zinc and silver; in white gold, on the other hand, are used alloys of brass (in reduced amount compared to yellow gold) and palladium.
DIAMOND
From Greek Adamas, unconquerable, the name diamond refers to the hardness of this precious gem. Diamond is the crystalized form of carbon, formed below the Earth’s surface over billions of years; indeed, it needs high pression and temperature to crystallize.
Diamond is always been considered a symbol of love: the roman emperor Maximilian I started this tradition by gifting his beloved Mary of Burgundy with a diamond ring.