Antique Diamond Rings
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There are many different assortments of antique diamond rings with most being mounted with a European cut diamond and the old mine cut diamond also known as the April birthstone.
India which is considered to be the birth place of diamonds before the 18th century supplied Europe with the necessary diamonds. It was in India where the were first noticed as having great importance and value which made these suitable for most if not all kings and rulers of the times.
As illustrated in the pictures in the French schools Clouet and Fouquet the 2 French queens Catherine and Marie de Medicis had a fascination and passion for these diamonds which are usual in antique diamond rings as did mogul Emperors, princes and maharajas.
An antique engagement diamond ring can set you back up to $15,000 which in the UK is about £9000. There are lots of different sizes, shapes, colours to all these rings given them their own characteristics and a look that suited for the 18th century.
The mount for each of these rings are also very distinctive and are made with many different metal. Some may have a gold mount while others could be on white gold, silver or even platinum. On the whole antique diamond rings are very expensive yet would be worn mainly by people who are either old or maybe connected to some sort of Royalty.
Here at Luxury eye we stock a wide range of different variations of antique diamond rings with many different mounts and rings that include sapphires, ruby’s and also emeralds and are all very reasonably priced.