Circa 1890's Hand Cut Diamond Engagement Ring

Beautifully appointed with an array of sparkly antique Diamonds, this old Victorian engagement ring is a most romantic find! An especially lovely example of the 'boat' shaped carved half-hoop ring which was immensely popular in the latter 19th century and into the 1920's, all was fashioned with skill and care to show off five gorgeous hand cut 'old mine' style Diamonds; each its own unique personality and glitter determined by the quirkiness of the individual facets to the stone as they are cut in sympathy with the original crystalline shaping (see our images for an example). 

Read about Old Mine Cuts here. 

All hand made, there are tiny touches in the beautiful hand carved setting, inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement who took their ideas from the natural world, imagine perhaps an arrangement of bowed branches holding the Diamonds.... low and shaped to the finger, with a familiar feel upon the hand. Very special and all entirely ethical as it is 100% recycled, jewellery just isn't hand crafted in this way commonly today!

Stones: Judged with a Schindler gauge in the setting as 0.05, 0.16, 0.25, 0.16, 0.05ct (around 0.65ct combined)

Metal: 18ct Yellow Gold (tested and stamped '18CT' inside the band)

Ring Size: L or 5.5 as is but can be altered a size or two each way to fit