Art Deco Silver Spinning Flip Ring Red Blue & White Paste Rotating Novelty Ring c.1930 Liberty and Co. and detail

and detail

This is the only hammered torque from him that I’ve ever come across and I was delighted to get it

encircled by a halo of sparkling diamonds that catch the light with every movement

Maybe it’s French or at least continental European

The brooch is 9 mm thick including the pin stem

Art Deco Silver Spinning Flip Ring Red Blue & White Paste Rotating Novelty Ring c.1930 Liberty and Co. and detailSome rings were made to be admired. Others were made to delight. This clever little jewel belongs firmly to the second category. With a satisfying turn of the finger, the outer bands pivot, revealing flashes of different colorcool midnight blue one moment, glowing ruby red the nextframed by glittering rows that catch the light like tiny sparks. It has the confident geometry and playful ingenuity that defined the Art Deco era, when jewelry was not only