158 - LANGI: A DIAMOND 'PANTHEON' DRESS RING The old brilliant-cut diamond weighing 4.07cts, collet-set at the centre of a bombé dome of brilliant-cut diamonds divided by radiating polished ribs, within a brushed border, a triangular-cut diamond set to one side, to a tapering shank, mounted in 18K white and yellow gold and bronze, signed Langi, Italian registry mark, with maker's case, ring size N¾

LANGI: A DIAMOND 'PANTHEON' DRESS RING The old brilliant-cut diamond weighing 4.07cts, collet-set at the centre of a bombé dome of brilliant-cut diamonds divided by radiating polished ribs, within a brushed border, a triangular-cut diamond set to one side, to a tapering shank, mounted in 18K white and yellow gold and bronze, signed Langi, Italian registry mark, with maker's case, ring size N¾ Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Langi, stating: Gemstones: Champagne diamonds 3.27cts, central diamond 4.07cts (colour N/O, VVS2 clarity), triangle diamond 0.47ct (G colour, VS1 clarity). Materials: 18Kt white gold, yellow gold and bronze. Total weight: 22.22g Condition Report: Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Langi, stating: Gemstones: Champagne diamonds 3.27cts, central diamond 4.07cts (colour N/O, VVS2 clarity), triangle diamond 0.47ct (G colour, VS1 clarity). Materials: 18Kt white gold, yellow gold and bronze. Total weight: 22.22g Superficial signs of wear, overall in good condition For Alessandro Langella, Rome provides a setting in which ancient architecture remains part of everyday life. Having begun working with vintage designer jewellery in 2010, he went on to develop his own creative vocabulary through Langi Jewels, combining precious metals, modern materials and bold geometric forms. The Pantheon offered a particularly fitting source of inspiration. Originally commissioned around 27 to 25 BC, during the reign of Augustus, it was largely rebuilt under Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. It remains to this day one of ancient Rome’s best preserved monuments, crowned by the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. Its circular interior is as wide as it is high, creating proportions within which a perfect sphere could fit. At the summit, the open oculus admits sunlight that travels across the interior throughout the day, its position changing with the seasons. Langella translates the dome’s monumental curves into the intimate scale of a ring, drawing on an architectural language that has in spired designers for centuries. The connection rests on the qualities that make the Pantheon so compelling: clarity of form, balanced proportions and the ability of light to animate a surface.