At the end of 2017, I received the extraordinary order from a customer in Bonn to make a replica of a historic ring from the 18th century, which unfortunately had been stolen from him shortly before.
The only template I used was a photo of the lost ring and my customer's verbal descriptions. For the replica should be a historical Intaglio-Stone can be used, which my customer made available from his collection.
Corresponding to the original, I made a true-to-original replica in 750/- yellow, white and rose gold. My customer accompanied the production with several visits to my studio in order to follow the manufacturing process closely 😉 and to be able to bring in any change requests.
In the end, a visibly satisfied customer left with his finally regained favorite ring in the style of the 18th century and the comment "... it is even more beautiful than the original ..." my studio.