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13 vintage engagement rings to dream about.

Today’s post is going to be what I think of as a #DitLClassic post: we’re going to round up a whole bunch of glorious antique and vintage engagement rings and drool over them together.

My love for antique and vintage engagement rings is extremely well documented, from the 1930’s platinum beauty on my own ring finger to the many many antique and vintage engagement rings I’ve featured over the years. There’s nothing like the romance, the history, the individuality of a vintage engagement ring. Sigh.

Vintage engagment rings from Victor Barbone.

These vintage engagement rings come from a few of my favorite stores; please see the description below each ring for information on where it can be found. Please remember that vintage engagement rings are one of a kind, but don’t despair if you find that these beauties have sold – it’s still worth reaching out to the seller to see if they might have something similar that you might end up loving even more.

Let’s dive in.

13 vintage engagement rings to dream about.

3.46 carat Edwardian carré diamond engagement ring. From Lang Antiques.

This ring brings clean, lovely perfection. It’s streamlined but still has a lush feel, thanks to its plump diamond and delicately engraved shank. It also has a very pretty gallery, with those slender arch-like openwork details visible from the side. This beauty is Edwardian era and it features a 3.46 carat Edwardian carré diamond.

This vintage engagement ring is from Lang Antiques.

A magnificent Art Deco engagement ring with a 3.03 ct Marquise diamond in platinum with calibre cut emeralds. Circa 1920, from Victor Barbone.

This next ring turns the glamour volume alllllllllll the way up.  A magnificent Art Deco engagement ring with a 3.03 ct Marquise diamond, set in platinum, with a wonderfully eye-catching halo of verdant green calibré cut emeralds. Circa 1920.

This vintage engagement ring is from Victor Barbone.

A Victorian antique engagement ring with a 2.75ct sapphire surrounded by diamonds. From Trumpet and Horn.

I love an engagement ring with color! This beauty would have a wonderfully significant finger presence, with its wide diamond-strewn yellow gold shoulders, beautifully cut antique blue sapphire, and halo of old cut diamonds. I personally have a huge weakness for antique diamond halos like this one: the chubby, chunky diamonds all reflect the light and compliment each other in the most luscious way.

This ring  dates to the Victorian era, with a 2.75ct sapphire surrounded by diamonds. From Trumpet and Horn.

This stunning Victorian engagement ring dates to the mid 1800s. With 1.60 ct rose cut diamond and enamel, from Victor Barbone.

 

Here’s another ring with a quiet but very powerful allure. This stunning Victorian engagement ring dates to the mid 1800’s. It features a beautifully cut 1.60 ct rose cut diamond, and its yellow gold shank is adorned with swirls of black enamel.

This vintage engagement rings is from Victor Barbone.

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Pretty pink rings by Omi Prive.

Pink is my favorite color. It’s happy, bright, soothing, and just the prettiest, IMHO.

The color pink is the inspiration for today’s post – that, and the RIDICULOUSLY GORGEOUS gemstones that Omi Prive loves to track down and make into incomparable gemstones.  Are you ready??

Pretty pink rings by Omi Prive.

The most beautiful Omi Prive ring!! With a 5.01 carat cushion cut padparadscha sapphire and more than 2.5 cts of diamonds.Hellllllll yes. This beautiful Omi Prive behemoth is a 5 carat cushion cut Padparadscha sapphire wreathed in more than 2.5 cts of diamonds. I love that there’s rose gold around the sapphire and platinum around the diamonds.

If you’re thinking Pad-par-what-a? then don’t you worry. A Padparadscha is a sapphire with a rare and beautiful peachy-pink color. Princess Eugenie and Lady GaGa both chose Padparadscha sapphire engagement rings in the recent past.

It’s a great engagement ring pick because sapphires are just below diamonds on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, which means that they’re strong enough for everyday wear. Also, they’re SO pretty. So so so so pretty.

A beautiful rose gold ring with a 4.63 carat oval pink tourmaline and tanzanite. By Omi Prive.This sensual beauty is a modern take on “pretty pink ring” than the one above, which has a strong old Hollywood glam vibe (which I am super into). This ring feels a little edgier, with its chic bezel and sweeping lines.

I love the little surprise peek of tanzanite on the side, too. It’s so unexpected and offers a beautiful cool contrast to the rest of the ring’s pinkness.

A spectacular 3.44 carat padparadscha sapphire and diamond ring by Omi Prive. This would be the most glorious engagement ring!Padparadscha pear anyone? This pink ring is juicy AF. It’s a 3.44 carat padparadscha sapphire accented by 1.20 carat total weight of round diamonds. I don’t think it could possibly be any more glamorous unless it was sitting on a tiny red carpet having just emerged from a tiny limo surrounded by tiny paparazzi.

A padparadscha and diamond ring by Omi Prive. Would be a beautiful sapphire engagement ring!!One last pretty pink precious.

This is another padparadscha, a gentle whisper of peachy pink in an irresistible hexagon. The central sapphire is petite compared to some of these, clocking in at 1.53 carats, but its shape and shade make it a truly rare treasure.

What do you think of these pretty pink rings by Omi Prive, my dears? And let us know your pick: which pink ring would you pick if you could only have one?

See more Omi Prive rings here.

Images c/o Omi Prive.

A beautiful rose gold ring with a 4.63 carat oval pink tourmaline and tanzanite! By Omi Prive. The most beautiful Omi Prive ring!! With a 5.01 carat cushion cut padparadscha sapphire and more than 2.5 cts of diamonds. Platinum and 18K rose gold pendant with a 3.35 carat purple cushion spinel accented with pink spinels diamonds. By Omi Prive. A spectacular 3.44 carat padparadscha sapphire and diamond ring by Omi Prive. This would be the most glorious engagement ring!! A padparadscha and diamond ring by Omi Prive. Would be a beautiful sapphire engagement ring! A beautiful rose gold ring with a 4.63 carat oval pink tourmaline and tanzanite. By Omi Prive. Padparadscha and diamond rings by Omi Prive. These pretty pink sapphires would be such beautiful engagement rings! The most beautiful Omi Prive ring!! With a 5.01 carat cushion cut padparadscha sapphire and more than 2.5 cts of diamonds. Pretty pink rings by Omi Prive. Platinum and 18K rose gold pendant with a 3.35 carat purple cushion spinel accented with pink spinels diamonds. By Omi Prive. A spectacular 3.44 carat padparadscha sapphire and diamond ring by Omi Prive. This would be the most glorious engagement ring!! A padparadscha and diamond ring by Omi Prive. Would be a beautiful sapphire engagement ring!

Jewelry box cleanout: buy my jewelry.

I’ve come to the decision that I actually have too much jewelry. I know that doesn’t sound like a thing, but I just can’t wear all of it. These treasures deserve new homes where they will be enjoyed.

To quote Elizabeth Taylor, we are only temporary custodians of beauty. I’ve had my time with these particular treasures and I’m ready to pass them along to their next keepers. It would give me the greatest thrill to know that jewelry that used to be in my jewelry box is now in yours.

Beautiful antique and vintage rings for sale from my personal jewelry collection. Victorian, vintage and Art Deco.

Jewelry box cleanout: buy my jewelry!

Over the past 10 years or so, I’ve carefully sourced these pieces from jewelry stores, antique shows, dealers I’ve worked with, friends on Instagram. They’ve come to me from different cities, states, and countries.

They’re all pieces that I love and believe in (otherwise I wouldn’t have bought them!) but I’ve decided it’s time to set them free! 30+ pieces from my personal collection are now available exclusively from Stay Gold.

Vintage and antique jewelry from my personal collection that is now for sale at Stay Gold.

Stay Gold is a thrilling new online jewelry store from my dear friend and jewelry genius Liz Kantner. Stay Gold‘s focus is unique, beautifully crafted handmade jewelry; it offers both new and vintage pieces and I am so excited that my collection gets to be a part of its launch.

As you know, authenticity is always an important consideration when you’re buying antique or vintage jewelry. I sent all of these beauties off to my highly qualified friend Nicholle Mogavero (alias Jewelry Nerd) for evaluation. If you buy any of these pieces, you can be confident that they’ve been analyzed by an experienced Graduate Gemologist.

The pieces I’m selling range from fine jewelry to costume, with prices starting under $100 and going up to just over $1,000.

Let’s take a look!

A lovely, lacy, delicate bracelet from the Art Deco era.

Kicking things off with one of the more affordable beauties in the bunch!

This utterly romantic bracelet is a gorgeous example of Art Deco era costume jewelry. Between the pink stone and that gold filigree, whimsical as a garden gate, there’s a whole lot to love here

(Link to above bracelet.)

Two antique turquoise rings from my personal jewelry collection, now for sale. One with diamonds, one with opals.
I have a weakness for antique turquoise, especially when a piece features antique turquoise that has aged in a way that offers a variety of colors, like in these two pieces.

Turquoise was a popular stone in the Victorian era and for good reason. The left is rosy gold, the right is platinum over yellow gold. Both of these rings are Victorian era, circa 1880. They look so good together, don’t they? I’ve paired these two in a ring stack many times.

(Find them here and here.)

I love the beautiful details on this Art Deco era camphor glass and white gold filigree bracelet.

If you’ve followed Diamonds in the Library for a while, you already know I love camphor glass. This translucent, dreamily frosty material was popular in the Art Deco era and is usually paired with delicate openwork details. It looks like lace and mist and dreams.

This is the only camphor glass bracelet I’ve ever bought. I’m not much of a bracelet wearer, but I just could not resist this piece. It’s absolutely flawless and the details are stunning! I have loved seeing it in my jewelry box but somehow it never ends up on my wrist. Are you the right person to give it a new home?

(Find this bracelet here.)

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