Reminiscing over some sold pieces today. One of the many things I love about vintage and antique pieces is that you never know what you might come across.
On Tuesdays we wear turquoise, and this season preferably a thick jumper too 🥶!
The ring I am wearing today is from the last third of the 19th century, with a bright turquoise cabochon in the center encircled by a dainty halo of sparkly rose cut diamonds. Its a ring I could imagine a forest fairy wearing - it really pops against greenery and the tiny diamonds reminds me of glittering dewdrops. To add to the ring's sweetness, it has an old engraving inside, it was gifted to a girl named Elsa.
Update - now sold
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I love dancing in my antique jewelry like yeah this ring has existed for longer than I ever will but right now its dancing to shitty 80s pop music with me and that fills me with so much joy.
Now here's a three stone stunner for the one who loves high old cut diamonds! 🥰
A ring made by renown firm W.A. Bolin, one of the oldest firms specialising in jewellery that are still in the hands of its founding family. Since the late 18th century they have been making jewellery, and they have been court jewellers both to Russian Tsars and Swedish kings.
This ring was skilfully made out of older elements in Stockholm, 1940. The three center stones, who with their crimped collet settings hail from the early 19th century, are totalling on 2.70 ctw, they are high and eye-catching and absolutely delicious. They are framed by 20 sparkly single cut diamonds, all diamonds are set in silver on a hand crafted ring in 18 carat gold, that hugs the finger comfortably.
A truly wonderful and quite special ring, it was part of a special jewellery exhibition at a Swedish museum a few years ago.
This remarkable object dates back to the 17th century, circa 1650. It's a glove ring, designed to be worn (you guessed it) over a thick glove or possibly even a chain mail gauntlet (it's really big). The oval head has been intaglio carved with a crest and motto: a rose and a bee. Very sweet, and all the better when we consider the motto: "SANS LARCIN", which translates from French as "without theft". A mutually beneficial arrangement right there, although, I do wonder if whomever commissioned this was making a thinly veiled commentary on taxation. Crafted in gilt metal and it's size 15.5 and looks great worn as a pendant on a chain medium to thick chain.
This lovely antique trilogy ring features one stunning center tourmaline weighing approximately 0.80ct, adorned with two additional tourmalines totaling approximately 0.20ct, all beautifully crafted in 14k gold.
Details: one center ±0.80ct tourmaline adorn with two totaling ±0.20ct Tourmalines, 14k Ring.
Ships from a small business in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Size: 16.1 NL / 50.6 FR / 5½ US / K½ UK, sizeable (Within reason. Contact seller for information).
Dimensions: H 0.3 x L 1.3 x W 0.8 cm.
Weight in grams: 2.8.
Condition: Very good condition - slightly used with small signs of wear.
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Here we have something so rare and beautiful as a large renaissance cameo, set into a 19th century ring. This kind of motif is called a 'marriage portrait', and these cameos became popular during the 15th century - looking back to even older cameos featuring mythological couples or Roman rulers Renaissance rulers in their turn would have themselves depicted side by side, in the likeness of a Roman Emperor and Empress While we do not know who the couple on this cameo are, the symbol of their union has survived for 400 - 500 years.