This one-of-a-kind ring features an elongated pear-shaped chrome tourmaline with long leaves ribboning around the finger and over the stone in the Art Nouveau style, mounted entirely in 18K gold. 

Size: 7.5

Please note you should go up in size slightly given the barrel of the ring. i.e. If you are typically a size 7, a size 7.5 would likely be an ideal fit. 

Gem Materials: Chrome tourmaline weighs approximately 6.82 cts. 

Notes:

Inspired by an arrestingly beautiful ring by Georges de Ribaucourt dated 1902 in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The ring as it was produced at the turn of the twentieth century did not hold the stone securely, and the tip of the stone was unprotected, making it not only structurally flawed, but also dangerous. 

Was it a maquette, or a shop model, not intended for sale? Or perhaps it was produced for a special client, who was aware of the limitations of the ring?

I wonder if Ribaucourt left the tip exposed because there was no secure way to set a stone into the ring with the technology available then. Using new technology, we were able to cover the tip of the tourmaline and protect it, and ultimately assemble the ring so the stone is set securely.