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Bombé


1950s Mid Century vintage 18K gold & multi-color natural gemstone Bombé Sputnik ring and earrings demi-parure
Photo courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CM (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals
Bombé is French for bomb, or rounded like a bomb.

Bombé style jewelry had a domed styling.

Bombé rings and earrings have been popular throughout the 1900s, in the Art Deco era and later again in Mid Century era jewelry.

"Sputnik" jewelry is a good example of Bombé style jewelry.

Bombé gallery

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