GUARANTEED TO BE FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LEGENDARY ARTHUR MITCHELL - A GIANT IN THE HISTORY OF BLACK AMERICA. MR. MITCHELL WAS THE FIRST BLACK BALLET DANCER TO BECOME A PRINCIPAL DANCER IN A MAJOR BALLET COMPANY, HE WENT ON TO FOUND THE DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM, AND RECEIVED THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS IN 1993. WE HAVE A COLLECTION OF MR. MITCHELL'S PERSONAL JEWELRY INCLUDING HIS FORMAL WEAR, RINGS, STICK PINS AND NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY.
A Certificate Of Authenticity will be included with the ring stating that it is from the personal collection of Arthur Mitchell. We have also included a photo from the listing of the ring in the sale of Arthur Mitchell's personal items.
HERE WE HAVE A WONDERFUL YIN AND YANG RING. THE YIN AND YANG DESIGN IS DONE IN 9 SPARKLING WHITE DIAMONDS AND BLACK ONYX AND SET IN 14K GOLD. HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PIECE OF HISTORY FROM A LEGEND OF DANCE, BALLET, AND BLACK AMERICA. - WHAT PROVENANCE!
The yin and yang ring is set with 9 gorgeous sparkling white diamonds and black onyx to create the yin and yang design. The diamonds are of superb quality, approximately G-H color and VS clarity. We do have the matching cuff links and studs from this set which also belonged to Mr. Mitchell.
The top of the ring is 5/8 inch (15mm) in diameter.
The ring is currently a size 6.5 US and can be easily resized if desired.
The ring is hallmarked 14K and 1985.
The ring weighs 7.4 grams.
Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) was the first black ballet dancer to achieve international stardom. In 1955, he was the first African-American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966. George Balanchine created two roles for Arthur Mitchell, ensuring him a place in American ballet history. In 1969, he founded the first African-American classical ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem. Among other awards, Mitchell received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1993. When asked in an interview with The New York Times in January what he considered his greatest achievement, he said, “That I actually bucked society, and an art form that was three, four hundred years old, and brought black people into it.”
We also have jewels from the estates of Lawrence Olivier, Olivia Newton-John, Mary Tyler Moore, Opera Legend Jessye Norman, Style legend Iris Apfel, Broadway and Hollywood Legend Chita Rivera, Mexican American singer Vikki Carr, Hollywood Legend Lauren Bacall, Hollywood Writers Jackie Collins and Barbara Taylor Bradford, Hollywood Legend Ginger Rogers, Dame Joan Plowright, and actress Sylvia Miles - Academy Award nominee for Midnight Cowboy, Actress Celeste Holm, Senator Diane Feinstein, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Pins, and jewels worn by the legendary performer Carol Channing - please ask us!