A lady with a love for literature and shiny things discusses books & bling.
This necklace is spectacular. Really, what comes to mind when I look at it is the phrase “fit for a queen.”
This magnificent thing was made in the late 19th century. It is of bow and foliate swag design, millegrain-set with variously cut sapphires and circular-, single-, cushion-shaped and rose diamonds. It detaches into 6 pieces so that the jewels can be worn separately.
This piece was listed in Sotheby’s November 2012 Magnificent Jewels sale. All images and info are thanks to Sotheby’s.
This little guy is pretty delicate for a dinner ring and I’m a big fan. I love pieces with mixed metals – there’s something so soft and beautiful about the contrast of platinum and gold.
Lovely, yes? It was made in 1920, which makes it a very early Art Deco piece. You can sort of tell, with the rounded Edwardian character of the edges combined with the geometric Art Deco elements of the other parts of the design, like the shape contrast of the round diamonds framing the emerald-cut emerald. The setting is platinum and 14 k gold. The “curvaceous” diamond-set plaque is 3/4 of an inch long.
This ring was sold to some extremely lucky person at Lang Antiques and is currently listed in their archive. All images and info are thanks to Lang.
I couldn’t fit all of the pretties into my first vintage/antique diamond ring roundup, so here are more!
This circular antique diamond ring is just so cool. From the first decade of the 1900s, this ring is made of platinum over gold. This beauty showcases five scintillating antique old mine-cut diamonds – the central diamond weighing a half-carat – presented atop glittering concentric circles. Tiny diamonds on the shoulders complete this festival of sparkle.
This lovely little .94 carat platinum and diamond engagement ring comes from the early-nineteenth century and features elements of both Edwardian and Art Deco periods. The central diamond rests in distinctive, soft shouldered, octagonal setting supported by slightly tapered diamond-set shoulders. I just adore the look of the tapered shoulders – I think it lends a beautiful delicacy to this antique diamond ring.
I really enjoy this sweet little double knot vintage diamond ring. The ring is 10 karat rose gold, with a small Swiss cut diamond in the center.
I think this 1.00 carat antique diamond ring is stunning. I bet this would catch light really wonderfully. The central 1.00 carat cushion-cut is flanked on each side by a flash of custom-cut tapered French-cut diamonds. The central cushion and French-cut diamonds are, in turn, outlined by a glistening row of small old mine-cut diamonds.
This .51 carat early Art Deco diamond engagement ring has some of the most amazing filigree I’ve ever seen. It’s from the late ‘teens – early 1920s. The central stone is in a hexagonal setting enhanced with fine zig-zag platinum wire work. Each shoulder is adorned with three old-mine cut diamonds and the gallery exhibits a variant of a classic Greek key pattern.
All images and info in this post are thanks to Lang Antiques. Please see the links in each individual antique diamond rings’ description for items’ original listings.
