Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido
Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring by Artista Desconocido

Vintage antique diamond Victorian engagement ring 1870

Artista Desconocido

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  • Sobre la obra de arte

    Antique jewelry object group
    engagement ring (or anniversary ring)

    Condition
    very good condition
    more info on our condition scale

    Country of origin
    unknown

    Style
    Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from themiddle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveaustyle have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
    See also: Victorian
    more info on styles

    Style specifics
    The Grand Victorian Period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called The Victorian era (1837 - 1901) into three periods of about twenty years each; The Romantic Victorian Period (1837 - 1860), The Grand Victorian Period (1860 - 1880),and the Late or Aesthetic Victorian Period (1880 - 1901).

    We consider this to be of the Grand Victorian Period.

    This second Victorian period is famous for its ostentatious pieces set with pearls and diamonds (from South Africa). From ca. 1850 wealthy English had reported about jewelry from India and Japan, which heavily inspired the jewelers of this period. Thisperiod also corresponds with the death of Queen Victoria's husband King Albert making mourning jewelry (set with heavy dark stones) the type of jewelry specific for this period.

    Period
    ca. 1870
    Events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era.

    Material
    18K yellow gold (touchstone tested)
    more info on precious metals

    Extra information
    Diamond is the birthstone for the month of April, and besides being the most popular gemstone for engagement rings, it is also the anniversary gem for the 10th and 60th years of marriage.

    Even though the diamond is the hardest of all gemstones known to man, it is the simplest in composition: it is common carbon. The ancient Greeks believed that diamonds were splinters of stars fallen to earth. It was even said by some that they were thetears of the Gods or perhaps crystallized lightning or hardened dew drops. The exact origin of diamonds remained something of a mystery for centuries.

    In ancient times only kings wore diamonds as a symbol of strength, courage and invincibility. Over the centuries, the diamond acquired its unique status as the ultimate gift of love. It was said that Cupid's arrows were tipped with diamonds which have amagic that nothing else can ever quite equal.

    But it wasn't until 1477, when Archduke Maximillian of Austria gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy, that the tradition of diamond engagement rings began. Even the reason a woman wears it on the third finger of her left hand dates back to the earlyEgyptian belief that the vena amoris (vein of love) ran directly from the heart to the top of the third finger, left hand.

    Diamonds
    One old European cut diamond with an estimated weight of ± 0.60ct colour and clarity H/J, vs/si
    Ten old brilliant cut diamondswith an estimated weight of ± 0.80ct colour and clarity H/K, vs/i

    Total diamond count
    Eleven pcs.

    Total diamond weight
    approx. 1.40 crt

    All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
    All diamonds we offer are screened by the I.J.G.C. for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural.

    Birthstones
    Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April.
    more info on birthstones

    Hallmarks
    No trace.
    more info on hallmarks

    Dimensions
    diameter top of ring 1,14 cm (0,45 inch)
    see picture with a ruler in millimeters and inches

    Weight
    2,50 gram (1,61 dwt)

    Ring size Continental EU: 52 & 16½ , Size USA: 6 , Size UK: L

    Resizing
    Free resizing (only for extreme resizing we have to charge).
    more info on ring sizes

    Adin Reference Nº
    22241-0395

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  • Sobre el artista

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