Art Deco ruby and diamond ring set in platinum topped 18k yellow gold, four round diamonds (approx. 1 carat TW) set with 20 square and caliber cut natural rubies (approx. 3 carats TW) further set with 34 round diamonds (approx. 2.50 carats TW) c.1920
Prof. Theodor Wende, Cubist Self-portrait, original charcoal drawing on paper c. 1927
PROF. THEODOR WENDE (1883-1968) Germany
Cubist self-portrait c. 1927
Original charcoal drawing on paper
Paper size H: 21” x W: 17”
Sight size H: 16 ½” x W: 12 ¾”
Framed H: 27” x W: 23 ¼”
Theodor Wende was born in 1883. Wende began his studies in 1905 at the Hanau design academy and the Berlin museum’s school of applied arts before becoming an independent gold- and silversmith in 1912.