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6.48 carat antique cushion cut diamond ring.

I feel like we know each other well enough by now that you know you can trust me I say I’m going to show you something especially spectacular. You’re going to want to sit down before you look at this antique cushion cut diamond ring.

6.48 carat antique cushion cut diamond ring. Via Diamonds in the Library.

This ring is Edwardian, made in 1910-1920. Also, I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you this, but it has a huge diamond. You’re looking at a 6.48 carat antique cushion-cut diamond, which is accompanied by a GIA – Gem Trade Laboratory – report stating: ‘I’ color – ‘VS2’ clarity.

6.48 carat antique cushion cut diamond ring. Via Diamonds in the Library.

The setting – which is all original – glistens with French-cut diamonds down each side and tiny round diamonds all around the gallery.

6.48 carat antique cushion cut diamond ring. Via Diamonds in the Library.

Perhaps most spectacularly, this antique cushion cut diamond ring is adorned on almost every non-diamond surface with lovely, feather-delicate hand engraving.

6.48 carat antique cushion cut diamond ring. Via Diamonds in the Library.

Any ring can have a giant diamond – it’s the attention to detail from every single angle that makes this one so special.

6.48 carat antique cushion cut diamond ring. Via Diamonds in the Library.

This antique cushion cut diamond ringwas sold to some exceptionally lucky person by by Lang Antiques, and is currently listed in their archive. All images and info are thanks to Lang.

 6.48 carat antique cushion cut diamond ring. Via Diamonds in the Library.

Multi view: 6.48 carat antique cushion cut diamond ring. Via Diamonds in the Library.

 

Magnificent and rare emerald and diamond tiara.

That title is straight from the Sotheby’s auction, but it was so appropriate that I couldn’t bring myself to edit it. You should be sitting down before you look at this this emerald and diamond tiara. And breathing deeply. Ready?

Detail: Magnificent and rare antique emerald and diamond tiara. Via Diamonds in the Library.
This incredibly beautiful, impossibly stunning emerald and diamond tiara was previously owned by a bona fide princess, Princess Katharina Henckel Von Donnersmarck.

Magnificent and rare emerald and diamond tiara at Sotheby's, where it set an auction record. Via Diamonds in the Library. [Image source.]

Try not to drool on your keyboard, it’s bad for the keys and you’re going to want to scroll down to see the rest of the pictures.

Magnificent and rare antique emerald and diamond royal tiara. Via Diamonds in the Library.
This emerald and diamond tiara is of foliate and floral inspiration. The base is set with a central row of eleven large cushion-shaped diamonds, each collet set between pairs of muguets (aka Lily of the Valley). Below this row is a line of laurel leaf motifs and above it are festooned ribbons, all pierced and millegrain set throughout with rose and brilliant-cut diamonds.
Alternate view: Magnificent and rare emerald and diamond tiara. Via Diamonds in the Library.

The tiara is surmounted by a row of eleven polished pear-shaped emeralds, totaling approximately 500 carats, graduated in size from the center, each emerald drilled and held in diamond set cusp motifs, the nine largest tipped by rose diamonds, mounted in silver and gold. The emeralds are detachable.

Detachable emerald drops from Magnificent and rare antique emerald and diamond tiara. Via Diamonds in the Library.

Spectacular, yes?

Multiple views: Magnificent and rare antique emerald and diamond royal tiara. Via Diamonds in the Library.

This to-die for emerald and diamond tiara was sold in Sotheby’s May 2011 Magnificent and Noble Jewels sale for a record-breaking $11,912,064 . All images and info are thanks to Sotheby’s unless otherwise noted.

Edwardian sapphire, diamond, and pearl pendant.

This pendant is Edwardian, made in France in 1910.  The pendant contains three square-cut sapphires set in gold, surrounded by fifty early cut diamonds, seven pearls, and a baroque and diamond pearl drop.

An Edwardian sapphire, diamond, and pearl pendant.

Like a breath of fresh air, isn’t it? I think this would be a really lovely “something old” and “something blue” for someone headed down the aisle. But I might just have brides on the brain because I’m off to see a good friend get married today! Congratulations, Mallory!

This lovely pendant is for sale at Leah Gordon Antiques, listing available via 1stdibs. All images and info are thanks to Leah Gordon Antiques and 1stdibs.

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