March and Co Vintage Pearl, Diamond and Gun Metal Ring, Circa 1930s

March and Co Vintage Pearl, Diamond and Gun Metal Ring, Circa 1930s

Marsh & Co. Gun Metal, Diamond, Cultured Pearl and White Gold Ring. Made in San Francisco, Circa 1930’s

Designer: Marsh & Co

Fully hallmarked.

Dimensions –
Ring Size : 3 x 2.2 x 1 cm
Finger Size : R (UK) = (US) = 8 3/4 (EU) = 58 1/2
Weight : 6 grams

Diamonds –
Cut : Round
Quantity : 6 total
Approx. total weight : 0.12 carat total
Clarity : SI1
Colour : E/F

Freshwater Pearl –
Treatment: Cultured
Weight: Approx. 3 carats

Condition: Ring is pre-owned, no damage, excellent condition, please see pictures for a better judgment of the condition of the item.

The venerable San Francisco firm of G.T. Marsh & Co. was founded in 1876 by George Turner Marsh.

During the 1930s, while specializing in Asian antiques and art, the firm started producing their own unique stylized jewellery.

Most distinct was their combination of oxidized steel with traditional Asian materials such as pearl, coral, and jade.

They had a jeweller that worked exclusively for them. He was Italian, but he also liked shotguns and, because of his interest in shotguns, he had an interest in iron and metallurgy and what they did to rifles and shotguns to keep them from rusting.

The Marsh’s jewellery is steel that’s been treated with gun bluing. He sandblasted the steel before he gun blued it, that gives it this marvellous matte finish.

In the modern day there is anything more chic than the idea of black jewellery where the diamonds and the white gold absolutely pop and these marvellous pearls that he suspended have motion.