The Top Vintage Engagement Rings of 2011
The most recent trend that the
fashion industry has managed to push on jewelry designers is that of vintage or
antique engagement rings that look like the sort of jewelry that was worn
around the turn of the previous century.
These engagement rings
have been popular for a few years, mainly due to the symbolism of such
jewelry. Here is a summary of the top vintage engagement rings
of 2011.
1) Rings
with prominent flower designs. These
engagement rings hail from the Edwardian period, or the 1910s, are rife with
diamonds of different sizes and shapes and also feature intricate filigree
designs. They are also typically made
from white gold or platinum, while yellow gold rings of this nature were not
popular until the 9140s with the advent of cocktail rings.
2) Engagement
rings packed with diamonds. These
vintage engagement rings usually have a massive center stone diamonds that is
in a shape that is mostly obscure today, such as the Cushion cut or one of the
old diamond cuts from the mid 1600s. The
smaller diamonds that are encrusted on these rings are usually set so they make
up a design of some sort, typically an Edwardian era geometric pattern.
3) Gemstone
rings. Up until the 1940s when De Beers
made it their business to make diamonds the gemstone of choice, most rings of
any sort, whether engagement or wedding, featured gemstones, such as emeralds ,
sapphires and rubies along with semi-precious stones such as amethyst. These vintage engagement rings are rarer than
those which feature diamonds.
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