Belt" ring, the flexible briquette mesh ring in yellow gold - Lot 281

Belt" ring, the flexible briquette mesh ring in yellow gold (750 thousandths). The buckle and loop set with brilliant-cut diamonds on platinum (850 thousandths). Eagle and dog head hallmarks. Work circa 1940/50. Links with minor wear. Scratches. Trace of sizing. Width: 15 mm. TDD : 47. PB : 10.9 g Belt bracelets first appeared in the late 19th century, enhanced with motifs set with half-pearls. Then, in the 1940s/1950s, the great jewelry houses Cartier and Boucheron embellished the ends, buckles and V-shaped ends with diamonds, sapphires, rubies or emeralds. The "ribbon" parts will use either "honeycomb" motifs or woven mesh. Hermès will offer the "belt" model in solid silver.