Lalique Arethuse Ring

This line of emblematic fashion jewellery features one of Lalique’s signature motifs: a crystal mask of a woman with a repolished satin finish.

Created in 1935 by René Lalique for a specially commissioned fountain titles “Coutard”, this face of a woman with marine cretures entwined in her hairs is inspired by the myth of Arethusa. The story goes that the nymph, one of the retinue of the goddess Artemis turned into a fountain to escape the unwanted attentions of a suitor. As an emblem of the House of Lalique, the ceystal face lends its image to numerous iconic creations.

In the Arethuse collection of fashion jewellery in sterling silver of gold vermeil, the numerous embodiments range from the timeless elegance of a clear crystal with a repolished setin finish to the sunny spirit of a gold-filled crystal or the mysterious mood of a black crystal.