Vintage French estate ring with high quality Colombian emerald and baguette diamonds

This Vintage 18K yellow gold French estate ring from the 1980's seems to have emerged from an exotic cascade with a grand square cut Colombian emerald of superb quality arising between six terraced baguette cut diamonds. With this gemmed force of nature around your finger, you'll be as enticing as a divine nymph.

Antique jewelry object group: ring

Condition: excellent condition
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Country of origin: France

Style: Estate
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Period: ca. 1980
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Material: 18K yellow gold
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Extra information: engagement ring - Especially in Western cultures, an engagement ring is a ring indicating the that the person wearing it is engaged to be married. In the United Kingdom, and North America, engagement rings are traditionally worn only by women, and rings can feature gemstones. In other cultures men and women usually wear matching rings, which can be plain. In some cultures, engagement rings are also used as wedding rings.

Conventionally, the woman's ring is presented as a betrothal gift by a man to his prospective spouse while he proposes marriage or directly after she accepts his marriage proposal. It represents a formal agreement to future marriage. Rings can be bought by the man, the couple together, or by each partner for the other.

In North America and the United Kingdom, it is worn on the left hand ring finger, while in Poland and Ukraine, it is customary for the ring to be worn on the right hand. In Germany, the ring is worn on the left hand while engaged, but moved to the right hand when married. Similar traditions purportedly date to classical times, dating back from an early usage reportedly referring to the fourth finger of the left hand as containing the vena amoris or "vein of love".

Betrothal rings were used during Roman times, but weren't generally revived in the Western world until the 13th century. The first well-documented use of a diamond ring to signify engagement was by the Archduke Maximilian of Austria in imperial court of Vienna in 1477, upon his betrothal to Mary of Burgundy.

In the 20th century, if he could afford it, the typical Western groom privately selected and purchased an engagement ring, which he then presented to his desired bride when he proposed marriage. More recently, couples frequently select an engagement ring together. (from Wikipedia)

Diamonds: Six baguette (long rectangular) cut diamonds with an estimated weight of approx. 0.56 crt.
Note: All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since the stones were not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.

Total diamond weight: approx. 0.56 crt.

Precious stones: One Colombian emerald weighing 2.34 crt of very fine quality (see pictures for certificate)
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Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and emerald for May.
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Hallmarks: The French control mark for 18K gold representing an eagle's head that was in use in France from about 1838.
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Dimensions: top of ring 0,78 cm (0,31 inch) x 0,81 cm (0,32 inch)

Weight: 5,50 gram (3,54 dwt)

Ring size Continental: 55 & 17½ , Size US 7¼ , Size UK: O

Resizing: Free resizing, but because of the the way the ring is made, we cannot guarantee to make it on every size; so please ask in advance (only for extreme resizing we have to charge).
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Reference Nº: 14065-0007

Copyright photography: Adin, fine antique jewelry

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